Court Halts GNAT National Elections—Aspirant’s Lawsuit Puts Teachers’ Polls on Hold!
A presidential candidate in the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has filed a lawsuit, and a court has issued an injunction, putting the planned National Officers’ Elections on hold until January 7, 2026. Mr. Charles Kwabena Amponsah, a teacher at Asare Bediako Senior High School and a candidate for the position of GNAT National President, started the legal action. Mr. Amponsah is questioning the legality of the steps that have been taken to prepare for the upcoming elections, saying that they broke important rules in the association’s constitution. Mr. Amponsah’s application to the court raised concerns about what he called widespread problems with the elections, especially with the creation of the delegates’ register that would be used at the national polls. He says that the very basis of GNAT’s current regional leadership structure is questionable because it is said to have come from district and regional conferences that were held in violation of constitutional requirements. The main point of his claims is that the 2025 Adansi West District Conference and other district-level meetings did not follow the constitutional rules for choosing delegates to higher decision-making bodies within GNAT. He says that these problems have had a domino effect on the Ashanti Regional Conference and the upcoming National Conference. Mr. Amponsah also said that some delegates who went to the Ashanti Regional Conference and were supposed to vote at the national level were not properly elected by their district conferences. He said that instead, regional executives chose them, which he says is against the law. He specifically accused Mr. Prosper Tachie, the Ashanti Regional Chairman who is also running for president, of overseeing a process that allegedly favored certain candidates and went against the idea of a level playing field. The plaintiff also questioned the behavior of the GNAT Elections Committee, saying that there were problems with the way they did things that, in his opinion, hurt the credibility, openness, and fairness of the whole election process. Mr. Amponsah asked the court to stop GNAT from holding the elections until the main issues are settled because of these claims. The court granted an interlocutory injunction, which stopped the elections on January 7. The case has been put off until January 15, 2026, for more hearings. According to court records, GNAT got the legal papers at its national headquarters on December 29, 2025. Mr. Simon Naaqer of the Registry signed for the association. But the other defendants—the National President, Rev. Isaac Owusu; the General Secretary, Thomas Musah; and the Chairman of the GNAT Elections Committee, Mr. Mahmoud Issah Zakary—couldn’t be served because they weren’t at the office at the time. The ongoing legal battle has drawn a lot of attention from teachers all over the country. Many people have pointed out that the court’s final decision could have big effects on GNAT’s internal governance, the legitimacy of its leadership, and future elections.
