The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) is calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to set up a task force to sack all non-civil servants at the Ministry of Finance.
According to CLOGSAG, the existence of non-civil servants in government offices is putting more burden and pressure on the country’s economy.
They indicated that “the foundation of the Ministry of Finance has been broken”.
Mr Isaac Bampoe Addo, an Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, who was speaking to the media, added that” all apparatchiks and ‘goro’ boys within the Ministry of Finance must be cleared since they have mismanaged the economy”.
CLOGSAG indicated that appointments should be done “in accordance with the Council’s involvement in consultation with Public Service Commission”.
To the labour union, “nepotism” must be avoided by the incumbent government and other governments who will manage the nation’s affairs in the future.
At the meeting, the organised labour unions suggested a sixty per cent 60% salary increment due to the high standard of living in the country.
The representatives of the civil servants indicated that the prices of goods and services, including fares workers pay to commercial drivers and fuel increment,are, make them uncomfortable as staff of the government.
At the meeting also was the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association(GRNMA), Madam Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, who stated that there are most professional nurses and midwives who have completed their professional courses but are still unemployed and are at home awaiting posting.
Again, as a head of a union, she appealed to the government to ensure that their Tier 2 contributions are paid to them as soon as possible.
According to her, government was owing them eight months arrears.
She further encouraged the government to ensure that rural healthcare workers were motivated for the services they render in designated areas.
“There is the need to institute the ‘Rural Incentive Allowance” to motivate our colleagues who are in rural areas. The conditions under which they work are very difficult,” she appealed.