The Association of Aggrieved Teachers of Legacy Arrears (2012–2015) has appealed to the government to urgently settle outstanding arrears owed to teachers for the period between 2012 and 2015.

The association said scores of affected teachers had endured years of waiting for their legitimate entitlements, with the prolonged delays placing considerable financial strain on them and their families.

In a statement, the group said the arrears dated back to 2012–2015 and remained outstanding despite repeated concerns raised by affected teachers over the years.

It recalled that during the 2016 election campaign, the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) acknowledged the existence of the arrears and pledged to settle them if it won the election.

According to the association, however, the outstanding payments remained unsettled throughout the NPP’s period in office.

Appeal to Mahama

The teachers are now appealing to President John Mahama’s administration to intervene and take concrete steps to resolve the matter and ensure that all affected teachers receive their outstanding payments.

The association said the President’s previous introduction of the Three-Month Pay Policy demonstrated his understanding of the challenges associated with delayed payments and the financial difficulties such delays could create for workers.

“Many of the affected teachers have waited for several years, and the continued delay has placed a significant financial burden on them,” the association said.

It urged the government to treat the issue as a matter of priority and take into consideration the circumstances of teachers who had been waiting for their outstanding entitlements for more than a decade.

Call for presidential intervention

The association further appealed to President Mahama to personally intervene and facilitate the payment of the arrears without further delay.

It said the affected teachers were not seeking special treatment but simply wanted to be paid what they considered their legitimate outstanding entitlements.

The group expressed hope that the President would give the matter urgent and favourable consideration and bring an end to the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the payments.

The appeal comes amid continuing concerns from public-sector workers and organised labour over outstanding financial obligations and delayed payments owed by successive governments.

For the affected teachers, the association said, the priority was to secure a definitive resolution to the legacy arrears and provide financial relief to those who had waited for years for payments due to them.