Applicants seeking services at the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Births and Deaths Registry have called on the government to meet the demands of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), to prevent another strike.
CLOGSAG initiated a strike on February 20 in protest against the political appointment of Samuel Adom Botchway as the Births and Deaths Registrar.
The strike, which disrupted essential government services, has since been suspended, allowing operations to return to normal.
In an interview with Channel One News, some applicants urged the government to address the association’s concerns promptly.
“The government has to meet their demands because I think they have a legitimate concern. They are saying that CLOGSAG is supposed to appoint the head, but the government has made the appointment instead, which they disagree with. They should sit with the government and negotiate so that the government acts within the laws and resolve this matter amicably.
“When I came here, the concern was that, as a local government, they did not want the government to appoint a political affiliate for them as a head. So, now that they have resumed, I think the government should listen to them and appoint someone who is not politically affiliated.”
