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Ghana calls for staff to return to work at Daboya college

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Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Education Clement Abas Apaak has asked the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to meet staff at the Savanna teacher training college in Daboya. He also called on about 170 employees to return to work, as a meeting was scheduled for 3 November 2026, according to Starr FM.

Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Education Clement Apaak has asked about 170 teachers and staff at the Daboya teacher training college to return to work, according to Starr FM. He tasked the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) with discussing their demands, as staff were staging an indefinite strike.

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