Teacher unions demand apology from Muntaka over WASSCE forgery remarks

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) have condemned remarks attributed to Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka over the alleged involvement of teachers and the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the falsification of WASSCE results.

In a joint statement dated Thursday, September 10, 2026, the three teacher unions said they were responding to comments reportedly made by Muntaka during a ceremony to open classroom facilities at Asokore Mampong Roman Catholic School in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, September 9.

According to the unions, the Minister announced the dismissal and blacklisting of several security service recruits who had allegedly used forged or doctored West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.

They said Muntaka subsequently suggested that responsibility for the falsification should have been placed on the Ghana Education Service (GES) and teachers rather than the security services.

The unions rejected the suggestion, describing the remarks as offensive, misguided and irresponsible, and arguing that they unfairly cast blame on the teaching profession.

The unions insisted that teachers should not be made scapegoats for issues involving forged examination certificates and recruitment.

“Let us make it clear to Hon. Muntaka that the Teacher Unions would not sit unconcerned for its members to be taken to the cleaners by mere positions of responsibility. Our teachers can not be made scapegoats or guinea pigs by any government appointee,” the statement said.

They also outlined the procedures involved in recruitment into the Ghana Education Service, saying applicants are required to meet specific academic and professional requirements.

According to the unions, applicants must possess relevant educational qualifications, complete national service, and hold a valid National Teaching Council teaching licence, among other requirements.

Applicants are also required to submit copies of their academic certificates, National Service Certificate, NTC teaching licence, Ghana Card, passport-size photograph, and active contact details.

The unions said these records are subjected to checks and audits at the institutions that awarded the certificates.

The unions, therefore, rejected what they described as attempts to shift responsibility for forged certificates onto teachers and the GES.
They also referenced Article 17 of the 1992 Constitution, which they said enjoins Ghanaians to be each other’s keepers.

The unions subsequently called on the Interior Minister to retract his comments and apologise to teachers.

“We hereby urge Hon. Muntaka, the benefit of hindsight to do the needful by retracting and apologizing to Teachers,” they stated.