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PRETAG Raises Alarm Over GH¢1 Billion GESOPS Arrears, Warns of Possible Collective Action

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The President of PRETAG, King Ali Awudu, has accused successive governments of failing to remit over GH¢1 billion in Tier Two pension deductions owed to teachers, warning that unions will be complicit if they fail to act.

The Pre-tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has raised serious concerns over the non-remittance of Tier Two pension contributions under the Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme (GESOPS), warning that the situation now poses a direct threat to the future security of educational workers.

In a strongly worded statement dated 28 January 2026, the President of PRETAG, King Ali Awudu, disclosed that pension deductions spanning eleven months remain unpaid, with the arrears now estimated at about GH¢1 billion, excluding penalties.

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Breakdown of the Pension Arrears

According to PRETAG, the pension debt reflects a pattern of neglect that cuts across administrations. The association explained that the previous government left behind five months of arrears, while the current government has added six more months, bringing the total to eleven months.

Mr. Awudu recalled that under the previous administration, Tier Two pension deductions accumulated for nine months, amounting to approximately GH¢430 million, until teacher unions took action, which led to eventual payment. “If we reacted when it was nine months in arrears, then we must equally react now that it is eleven months,” he stated.

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Teachers Losing Investment Returns

PRETAG warned that beyond the unpaid principal, teachers are losing substantial investment returns that would have accrued if the funds had been promptly transferred to the pension scheme.

The association illustrated the opportunity cost by noting that GH¢1 billion invested for one year at an estimated 15 percent return would yield significant gains for contributors, gains that teachers are now being denied due to delays in remittance.

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“Money Not for Government”

The PRETAG President stressed that the funds in question do not belong to the state, describing them as mandatory deductions equivalent to five percent of educational workers’ base pay, taken directly at source.

“This is not government money,” Mr. Awudu emphasized. “It is teachers’ money, deducted monthly and withheld.”

Call for Union Solidarity

The statement warned that failure by unions to act decisively would amount to complicity in the erosion of teachers’ future welfare, both during active service and in retirement.

“As unions, we will be accomplices if we sit and allow the future of educational workers to be robbed,” the statement noted.

The message concluded with a clear signal of potential industrial action, urging teachers and educational workers to prepare for collective resistance if the situation persists. “When it is time, rise up in solidarity. Notice is served.”

Growing Pressure on Government

The disclosure adds to mounting pressure on the government to address pension-related obligations within the education sector, at a time when concerns over delayed allowances, compensation, and statutory payments continue to strain labour relations.

Stakeholders are expected to closely monitor government response in the coming days, as failure to act could trigger coordinated action across pre-tertiary institutions nationwide.

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