The National Officers’ Elections of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), scheduled for January 7, 2026, have been temporarily halted following a court injunction stemming from a lawsuit filed by a presidential aspirant within the association.
The suit was brought by Mr. Charles Kwabena Amponsah, a teacher at Asare Bediako Senior High School, who is contesting the position of GNAT National President. He is challenging the legality of the processes leading to the planned elections, alleging violations of key provisions of GNAT’s constitution.
In his application, Mr. Amponsah cited what he described as widespread irregularities in the compilation of the delegates’ register for the national polls. He argued that the legitimacy of the current regional leadership is in doubt, claiming it arose from district and regional conferences that did not comply with constitutional requirements.
A central issue raised is the conduct of the 2025 Adansi West District Conference and several other district-level meetings, which Mr. Amponsah alleged failed to follow prescribed procedures for electing delegates to higher decision-making bodies. He maintained that these flaws have had a ripple effect on the Ashanti Regional Conference and the upcoming National Conference.
The plaintiff further alleged that some delegates who participated in the Ashanti Regional Conference, as well as those expected to vote at the national level, were not duly elected by their respective district conferences. Instead, he claimed they were selected by regional executives, a practice he described as unconstitutional.
Mr. Amponsah specifically accused the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Prosper Tachie—also a contender for the national presidency—of supervising a process that allegedly favoured certain candidates and undermined the principle of fairness.
He also raised concerns about the conduct of the GNAT Elections Committee, alleging procedural lapses that he said compromise the transparency, credibility, and integrity of the electoral process.
Based on these claims, Mr. Amponsah asked the court to restrain GNAT from proceeding with the elections until the substantive issues are determined. The court granted an interlocutory injunction, effectively suspending the January 7 elections, and adjourned the case to January 15, 2026, for further hearing.
Court documents indicate that GNAT was served with the legal processes at its national headquarters on December 29, 2025, received by Mr. Simon Naaqer of the Registry on behalf of the association. However, the other defendants—the National President, Rev. Isaac Owusu; the General Secretary, Mr. Thomas Musah; and the Chairman of the GNAT Elections Committee, Mr. Mahmoud Issah Zakary—were reportedly unavailable to be served at the time.
The case has attracted widespread attention among teachers across the country, with observers noting that the outcome could have far-reaching consequences for GNAT’s governance, leadership legitimacy, and future electoral processes.
