Former Member of Parliament for North Dayi, Mr George Loh has questioned the basis for the neutrality allowance being demanded by members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG).
He said on the Key Points on TV3 with Dzifa Bampoh Saturday April 23 that it is bit odd to demand neutrality allowance.
“I had never known it exited until some news item announcing the CLOGSAG intended strike. When they talk about neutrality allowance, I said where is this one also from?
“Clearly, I don’t think anybody has any problem with being paid allowances, it is part of our standard employment nomenclature, various kinds of allowances are being paid to different people.
“But this one strikes me as a bit odd because I think that in this country we like to pretend about so many things. Who is neutral in this country? That is the first question you should ask yourself.
“When you say neutrality allowance, to what end? Can anybody be neutral? Can you be neutral when at the end of the day you walk into a ballot box and vote? Don’t you vote for somebody? We can start talking about impartiality but neutrality is something that doesn’t sit with me. I think there is a problem,” he said.
Members of CLOGSAG began an indefinite strike on Thursday, April 21 over this development.
CLOGSAG said it was noted that payment of the Neutrality Allowance they demanded had not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow ups to the Ministry of Finance.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
