The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has suspended its intended nationwide strike following the decision by President John Mahama to withdraw the appointment of Samuel Botchwey as the Registrar of the Birth and Death Registry.
CLOGSAG threatened to strike on February 20 because they deemed Mr Botchwey as a “politically exposed” person.
“The National Executive Council (NEC) of CLOGSAG made this decision after a meeting on February 11, 2025, to address concerns about the appointment of politically exposed persons in the Civil Service and Local Governments.
“The National Executive Council (NEC) decided that should Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway assume office as Registrar of Births and Deaths Registry, CLOGSAG should declare a nationwide strike,” Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe said in a press release issued on February 13.
Meanwhile, CLOGSAG says it has compiled another list of five hundred politically exposed persons in the Civil Service and will soon chase them out.
Executive secretary of CLOGSAG Isaac Bampoe spoke with 3news’ labour affairs correspondent Daniel Opoku in Accra on February 14.
“After our statement, we have had various discussions with the presidency. They assured us about the appointment, so we appreciate what the president has done with this twenty-four-hour response. We will collaborate with the President to reset the Civil Service,” he assured.
