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Coalition of Unpaid Teachers: N/R GES Director labels their appointments as fake
By Inusah Dondaliya 23rd January, 2026
The Northern Regional Director of Education, Mr. Alidu Junior has described the appointment of Teachers, – 2023 Cohorts, known as Unpaid Coalition of Teachers as fake, asserting that GES does not recognize and approve their appointments, neither consider them as staff.
The Northern Regional GES Director’s statement is in response to the 2023 Cohort of Teachers, who at press conference in Tamale demanded immediate release of staff IDs and payment of their 25 months’ salary arrears after working for long while without validation.
Speaking in an interview with Sagani news, Mr. Alidu Junior, stated that these people parading themselves as teachers are not on the master’s list of GES at the headquarters in Accra, neither approved by GES, bringing their recruitment process into question.
He further disclosed that some of the ‘teachers’ are victims of a syndicate who used to sell appointments within GES to interested individuals after hacking into the system. This, he affirmed that the supposed teachers have bought the appointments from unscrupulous people, failing to follow due process by applying through GES online portal, making their appointments invalid.
Mr. Alidu Junior said “They are not staff of GES because should I call it fake? They have not gone through the due process and must say that is like the system was like hacked. And they know how they had their appointments.But I can speak on authority, if you ask them and if they will open-up with you. Almost all of them bought the appointment”.
The GES Director further stressed that “GES realized that the recruitment process was highjacked, and people penetrated into the system and were doing a lot of things, per GES master’s list from headquarters and validations, we realized that their names were not part of this master list. So I remember when I took over, this issue came, and they were asked to even stop work. So for them saying they are working and up to now they are not paid to me I will say am not aware of that”.
Meanwhile, Mr. Alidu Junior indicated that the only way they could become teachers is to reapply and follow due process if GES reopens its portal for teachers recruitment.
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Withdrawal of ‘Black Maria’ Team: Haruna Institute refutes allegations against Tamale South MP
Published by Inusah Dondaliya
6th March 2026
Haruna Institute, a political advocacy group affiliated to the Tamale South MP, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu has strongly dismissed allegations that the Lawmaker has influenced the withdrawal of the IGP’s Special Operations Team from Tamale.
According to the Haruna Institute, the Education Minister has no involvement in the operations of the police team neither meddled into their modus operandi, describing the reports linking him to the withdrawal of the ‘Black Maria Team’ as vile propaganda against him, vicious and malicious attempt to tarnish his reputation.
In a letter issued today, 6th March 2026, by CEO of Haruna Institute, Abdul Ganiu Sandow, stated that the MP serves no advisory role to the IGP neither the Police Council, hence cannot not be dragged into this matter, urging the general public to treat it with all the contempt it deserves.
“We wish to state,categorically and for the record,that the Hon.Haruna Iddrisu holds no advisory role to the Inspector General of Police(IGP),nor is he a member of the Police Council.He is,therefore,not clothed with any authority,statutory or otherwise to direct or influence the IGP in the execution of his official duties.Any suggestion to the contrary is false,malicious,and intended to mislead the public”.
Since the news broke in connection with the withdrawal of the IGP’s Special Operations Team from Tamale, Politicians from the Northern Region have been badly accused of orchestrating their exit with pointification of fingers at Hon. Haruna Iddrisu as the chief architect.
Against this backdrop, Haruna Institute has cleared the air, detaching the Lawmaker from all controversies engulfing the withdrawal of the Black Maria Team from operating in the Northern Region
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Youth in Tamale outraged over the withdrawal of the ‘Black Maria Team’
Published by Inusah Dondaliya
6th March 2026
The Youth in Tamale are outraged against the withdrawal of IGP’s Special Operations Team, supporting their efforts to combating drug menace in the Northern Region.
They embarked on a protest across the streets of Tamale in response to a directive from IGP asking the Special Operations Team to abandon its mission in the region.
This has sparked the rage of the youth protesting vehemently against the directive, warning that the drug menace will exacerbate and drain moral fibre of society if the ‘Black Maria’ team quits the fight.
As part of the protest, on Thursday night, 5th March 2026, the angry youth visited some Traditional Rulers and Religious Leaders in Tamale to express their displeasure over the Special Operations Team’s withdrawal, imploring on the Leaders to intervene.
The Youth also called on the Mayor of Tamale, Hon. Abu Takoro at his residence in Lamashegu to weigh into the matter by using his power to reverse the withdrawal.
Before the protest, the youth massed up at the Global Dream Hotel, where the Special Taskforce Team lodges, to show support to their efforts in fighting drug canker all this while and openly oppose their withdrawal from Tamale.
According to the rumor mill, a powerful politician in the Northern Region is displeased with the operations of the team and has meddled into their affairs, ordering the police hierarchy to stop the special operations team from operating in Tamale with immediate effect.
