Teacher unions demand apology from Muntaka over WASSCE forgery comments

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have condemned comments attributed to Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka regarding the use of forged WASSCE results by recruits into the security services. The teacher unions described the reported comments as offensive, misguided and derogatory, arguing that they unfairly linked the alleged falsification of WASSCE certificates to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the teaching profession. According to the unions, Mr Muntaka, speaking at a ceremony to open classroom facilities at the Asokore Mampong Roman Catholic School in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, said the issue of forged or doctored WASSCE results should have occurred in the GES and teaching profession rather than the security services.

The unions said the comments had generated public debate and amounted to an attack on teachers and the institutions responsible for education. In a joint statement dated September 10 and signed by GNAT General Secretary Thomas T. Musah, NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba and PRETAG President King Ali Awudu, the groups said teachers were open to constructive criticism but would not accept statements they considered an attempt to ridicule or discredit the profession. “We won’t accept any repugnant and offensive expressions on our persons as teachers and our profession,” the unions stated. They further warned that teachers would not be made “scapegoats or guinea pigs” by government officials in matters concerning recruitment and verification of academic credentials. The unions explained that recruitment into the Education Service requires applicants to possess relevant educational qualifications,…