TAC Warns GCE Board, Government on Impending Wrath

          The teachers’ Association of Cameroon-TAC considered the brainchild of the GCE Board has warned the GCE Board and the government of the republic of Cameroon for toying with teachers over the protracted payment of their marking allowance.  The making allowances to markers of the last GCE were partially paid “in spite of the enormous sacrifices” teachers made in the marking of the last GCE examinations.

          The warning which is contain in the resolutions arrived during a meeting held in Buea by the National Executive committee-NEC meeting on the 6^th of February, 2015 makes clear to government of the impending boycott of the 2015 marking session of the GCE examinations if their claims are not resolved. 

The NEC meeting did not only address the nonpayment of the teachers allowance but touched on a variety of issues which are currently affecting the smooth functioning of Cameroons Anglophone sub system of education.  Some of the issues raised included the arbitrary admission of student teachers in HTTTC Bambili and the consequent deployment of these student teachers to teach the Anglophone students during teaching practice in a language completely strange to them. Also the concept of contract teachers, the recruitment of PTA teachers and the non publication of the entrance result into HTTTC Kumba were addressed and government told to redress all these with immediate effect.

However, TAC NEC members pledged their support to the Head of State and the Cameroonian armed force as well as those from Chad in the fight against Boko Haram. They also commended the gesture of the African Union in their decision to send 7500 soldiers to help Cameroon and Nigeria eradicate the Boko Haram insurgency.

Another key issue was the convening of the 2^nd National Convention in Buea on Thursday February 26^th, 2015. The convention which is an elective convention would be held under the theme “Consolidating TAC’s achievements 24 years after.”