NAGRAT alleges 38 Obuasi teachers told to leave after speaking out against headmaster
Union president Jacob Anaba alleges that teachers who spoke against the headmaster were instructed to leave the school. He is demanding scrutiny of how officials handled earlier complaints involving female students.
Thirty-eight teachers at Obuasi Senior High Technical School were asked to leave the school after speaking against headmaster Zakaria Abdulai amid sexual abuse allegations, the president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has alleged.
Jacob Anaba called for an investigation into the treatment of the teachers and the response of education officials to earlier complaints involving female students.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, October 19, he alleged that the instruction followed the work of a fact-finding committee chaired by the district director of education.
“As I speak to you, 38 teachers were being asked to leave the school. What was the reason?” he asked.
Mr Anaba said the district director had instructed the assistant headmaster to
His comments followed a report by JoyNews investigative correspondent Manasseh Azure Awuni into allegations of sexual abuse involving at least 14 students at the school.
The allegations against Abdulai remain subject to investigation.
Mr Anaba said concerns about the alleged abuse dated back to 2025, with students and parents raising complaints before the issue gained wider public attention in August 2026.
He argued that those complaints should have prompted an earlier response from the authorities, alleging that students’ anger ultimately brought the matter into the public domain.
“It was a wrath of the students that brought this thing into the public domain,” he said.
Mr Anaba also accused the district director of knowing about the complaints and failing to take adequate action.
The NAGRAT president urged the authorities to investigate fully and ensure that anyone found responsible faced the appropriate consequences, regardless of their position.
“So, if a member of us, a teacher, does the wrong thing, he must be taken through the due course of the law. No one should be shielded. No one,” he said.
He also called for the headmaster’s immediate removal, saying teachers held a position of trust in their dealings with students.
“You have a fiduciary relationship with the student that you are handling,” he said.
Abdulai has reportedly been interdicted and suspended following the latest revelations.