President Akufo-Addo has announced his plans to distribute 280,000 laptops to teachers across Ghana. This was made known during his address to the nation today, 9th of March, 2021.
“I’m happy to announce that the government is facilitating the acquisition of 280,000 laptops for members of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) this year”, the President told parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, when he delivered his first State of the Nation Address for his second term.
“I acknowledge that the teacher is at the centre of every reform in the field of education”, the President acknowledged.
He said: “Prioritising the welfare of teachers remains a key objective of the government”.
“After the restoration of teacher trainee allowances, the government is now paying professional allowances to both and non-teaching staff – something you [NDC] found very difficult to do in eight years”, he observed.
“Moving forward, the minister of education will soon detail an action plan for the implementation of the National Teacher Policy”, the President noted.
Amongst others pronouncements, he also reveals that starting from this year, all National ID Card numbers would metamorphose into Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) and SSNIT numbers.
