The government has been forewarned not to touch the pension funds of university teachers in Ghana (UTAG) as part of the ongoing debt exchange program.
Should the government ignore their warning, the Association warned, it won't be taken lightly.
Dr. Asare Asante-Annor, the national secretary of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, disclosed this in a media interview on Wednesday.
He believes it will not be fair for pensioners to suffer as a result of the government's financial negligence.
“Our opinion is that our money should not be touched, pensions of our members and Ghanaians should not be affected as a result of the debt exchange programme because these are monies that they have legitimately contributed for their entire working lives, and they should be allowed to enjoy it while they are in pension,” Dr Asante-Annor said.
However, Dr. Asante-Annor pleaded with the president to reduce the size of his administration and save money.
He asserts that there is where the process of burden-sharing starts.
"We also ask government to go ahead with measures which will also control their expenditure. We have a lot of local resources that we believe we should make use of it efficiently.
"We have also talked about the size of government to be reduced significantly so that we know that we all share the burden."
