General News of Wednesday, 8 April 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comA former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Agbe Carbonu, has strongly criticised Ghana’s retirement framework, describing it as unfair and skewed in favour of elite public officials. He argued that certain categories of public servants including senior judges, military officers, and top security officials are allowed to retire on full salaries, while ordinary workers depend on Ghana’s Three-Tier Pension Scheme. “Who does that?” he questioned, expressing disbelief at a system that appears to exempt top officials from the contributory pension structure designed to ensure equity. Why retirement planning mattersCarbonu warned that the arrangement undermines confidence in the pension system and places an unnecessary burden on the national wage bill. “The government is paying people who are not working as if they are still on duty,” he said, describing the policy as both economically unsustainable and morally indefensible.

Source: GhanaWeb April 08, 2026 14:01 UTC