Source: tntnewspapergh.com

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been called upon to personally intervene to ensure a quick resolution of the concerns of Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to save Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.

The Presiding Member (PM) for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA),and  the Dean of Ashanti Presiding Members (PMs) Conference,Mr. Patrick Kwame Frimpong, who made the passionate appeal, said the strike by CLOGSAG is currently biting the various assemblies negatively, especially in terms of waste management, issuance of building permits,birth & death certificates, marriage certificates, revenue mobilisation among other services.

It would be recalled that CLOGSAG declared a nationwide strike last Wednesday, but no firm decision has been taken by the government to ensure the return of the workers to work, including revenue collectors.

Mr. Frimpong, the Assembly Member for the Krofrom East Electoral Area within the KMA, who is one of the longest-serving assembly members in Ghana, told “The New Trust” newspaper on Thursday, 11th July 2024, that ”as we speak now, various MMDAs are virtually dead because nothing is going on because of CLOGSAG’s strike, and we cannot continue to look on unconcerned.”

Hon.Patrick Kwame Frimpong

“I’m, therefore, humbly appealing to President Akufo-Addo, as well as the Minister of Local Government, to quickly intervene to get members of CLOGSAG back to work because we need them,” he emphasised.

The members of CLOGSAG have lamented that the government has failed to implement the proposed new salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission after one and a half years since a memorandum of understanding was signed.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

In a press briefing preceding the declaration of the nationwide strike, Mr. Isaac Bampoe Addo, the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, urged all its members to abide by the directive until the government meets their demands.

He said they would remain on strike until the new salary structure for the staff of the civil service and local government service is implemented.

“All staffs of the civil service and local government service are to stay away from work until further notice. Similarly, all CLOGSAG secretarial offices must be closed. Kindly take note and comply accordingly,” he noted.

Mr.Frimpong said since the declaration of the strike, the President seems to have been silent about the matter and it is affecting the smooth running of the various assemblies, and all the needed attention should be given to address the concerns of CLOGSAG members to get them back immediately.