Mr Thomas Tanko Musah, the Secretary-General of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has led a Delegation of GNAT to pay a courtesy visit to President John Dramani Mahama at the Presidency in Accra.
The courtesy call was to congratulate President Mahama on his decisive victory in the December 7, 2024, general election.
Mr Musah said Ghanaians spoke clearly during the December 7th elections and that GNAT believed that with the help of God, President Mahama would be able to fulfill all the promises to the people of Ghana, particularly the teachers.
He recalled that within the period that Mr Mahama was elected, GNAT bought a full page of both the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times to congratulate him and that they also did the same for their own sector minister, Mr Haruna Iddrisu.
Mr Musah extended an invitation to President Mahama to be the special guest of honour at the GNAT National Delegate Congress slated for the first week of January 2026 in Accra.
He also extended an invitation to the President to commission a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan, a medical imaging technique that uses a radioactive tracer to visualize and measure metabolic changes in body tissues, organs, and even the entire body at the Sweden-Ghana Medical Centre by the close of the year.
He said the Centre was started by the Swedish Government but was bought by GNAT.
He said GNAT was able to install a PET scan at the Centre, stating that the PET scan was the best in the whole of West Africa.
Mr Musah appealed to the President to fix the road leading to the Sweden-Ghana Medical Centre, as part of efforts to make the facility more accessible to Ghanaians.
He also briefed President Mahama on some investments that GNAT was undertaking.
On his part, President Mahama expressed his sincere gratitude to GNAT for their relentless efforts to help shape the future of the nation and for the good investments made by the Association.
He assured the GNAT leadership of his unwavering commitment and that of his government to prioritise the working and living conditions of all teachers.
“Our teachers are the bedrock of Ghana’s education system and essential partners in nation-building,” President Mahama said.
“Ensuring they are well-compensated, work in conducive environments, and have access to professional growth opportunities is not just a promise but a fundamental necessity for national progress.”
Mr Kwame Pianim, an eminent economist and a Consultant to GNAT, described President Mahama as an exceptionally responsible leader with a listening ear.
He said President Mahama was the only person who could reset Ghana at this time in the nation’s history.
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