Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has strongly criticized the Mahama administration for sending a Police SWAT team to confront unpaid teachers who peacefully gathered at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters to demand their salaries.
The former Deputy Education Minister, now the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, expressed his frustration in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on June 24. He described the action as brutal and disrespectful to the teaching profession.
“Under President Mahama, POLICE SWAT is called on unpaid teachers to heckle them out of the Ghana Education Service HQ for simply demanding their lawful pay. What crime did they commit to face such humiliation?” he wrote.
Ntim Fordjour questioned why the government chose force instead of dialogue. According to him, the decision revealed a troubling lack of empathy. Moreover, he accused the administration of undermining the morale of teachers and damaging the respect they deserve in society.
“What happened to the dignity of teachers?” he asked, adding that the action was insensitive and intolerant on the side of the government.
He further argued that Ghana’s educators deserve better treatment, especially when they are only demanding what they’ve rightfully earned. In his view, the incident revealed how the Mahama-led government mishandled public sector grievances and showed intolerance for dissent.
Ultimately, Ntim Fordjour’s remarks have reignited a larger debate about how governments respond to peaceful protests, especially from essential professionals like teachers.
