The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has firmly rejected a request from the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment to call off its ongoing strike.
The strike, which began on Thursday, February 20, is a protest against the continued tenure of Samuel Adom Botchwey as Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Saturday, February 22, CLOGSAG’s Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo, stated that the Ministry’s request lacked merit and violated the association’s statutes, which prohibit politically exposed persons from holding key positions within the civil service.
“After deliberating on the request to call off the strike, the national executive council was unanimous on the following: that the strike should continue, that the request by the Honourable Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment lacks a roadmap for the resolution of the matter,” Bampoe Addo explained.
He further emphasized that the association believes it would not be fair for politically exposed persons to be appointed to positions within the Civil Service and Local Government Service unless there is a clear policy to sanction and terminate the appointments of such individuals.
“As long as all politically exposed persons within the Civil Service and Local Government Services are sanctioned and unilaterally have their appointments terminated, it would not be fair for politically exposed persons to be appointed into the Civil Service and the Local Government Service,” he added.
