By Josephine Kekeli Amuzu
The government is scheduled to hold negotiations with the leadership of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) on Thursday, February 27, in an effort to resolve the ongoing strike.
CLOGSAG is demanding the removal of the newly appointed Births and Deaths Registrar, Samuel Adom Botchway, citing concerns over his alleged political affiliations.
In a letter from the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Unemployment, the government urged CLOGSAG to call off the strike ahead of the planned meeting.
Speaking to Citi News, CLOGSAG’s Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo, stated that the association’s next steps would depend on the outcome of the discussions.
“We have received some correspondence from the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment. They are requesting us to come and have a meeting with them on Thursday, February 27. And they are also requesting if it is possible to suspend the strike but as we have always said, the strike action was called by the National Executive Council of CLOGSAG and they are the only body that can call it off.
“And then number two, this neutrality that you are preaching, our members have been dismissed for violating it and doing politics so it is only fair as a start for this discussion, we think Mr. Botchway should not be there.”
