The Ghana Environmental Health Officers Association (GEHOA) has condemned the physical assault on one of its members by the Mayor of Tamale in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly.
Last week, the Mayor of Tamale, Sule Salifu, allegedly slapped the Regional Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Sulemana Yakubu Tikumah, in his office.
The group, in a petition to the office of the president, demanded the immediate removal of the mayor.
“The Ghana Environmental Health Officers Association (GEHOA) has received with shock the report of a physical assault on our member, Mr. Sulemana Yakubu Tikumah, the Regional Environmental Health Officer (REHO) for the Northern Region. With the factual briefing so far, we first of all condemn the unprofessional conduct of our colleague, Mrs. Baba Adam Memunatu, who instead of seeking redress under civil service rules over her transfer (Promotion) rather resorted to partisan political favors that resulted in the ongoing controversy. We further condemn the unprovoked attack on our member by the Tamale Mayor (Hon. Sule Salifu).”
They threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the Mayor is not relieved of his post by March 1, 2024.
“We further expect that if by the 1st of March 2024 the mayor is not removed from office to promote a congenial atmosphere, our members shall stage a demonstration at the forecourt of the crime scene (RCC) Tamale to press home our demand.”
Click here to read the statement Association of Environmental Health Officers
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