The meeting between University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and government was inconclusive.<\/p>\n
A meeting between the lecturers, Ministry of Education, Labour Ministry and other stakeholders was held on Thursday to resolve issues surrounding the payment of book and research allowance.<\/p>\n
This is aimed at getting the lecturers to call of their strike and return to the classroom.<\/p>\n
UTAG members have been on strike for a month over the delayed payment of their research and book allowance.<\/p>\n
This situation has forced universities across the country to indefinitely postponed re-opening date.<\/p>\n
Their colleague Polytechnic lecturers have called off their three-month long strike following a similar meeting with government on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News<\/strong> after the meeting, the president of UTAG, Dr. Samuel Ofori Bekoe said the discussions were \u201cvery fruitful\u2026but we didn\u2019t conclude.\u201d<\/p>\n The parties involved in the discussion agreed to another meeting scheduled for next week Tuesday.<\/p>\n Next week\u2019s meeting will give a final determination to the outstanding issues.<\/p>\n Mr. Bekoe clarified that UTAG members are not enthused about the withdrawal of their services and expressed the hope that the next meeting will give a final resolution to the matter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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