The Public Relations Officer of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Amadu Mustapha Zakaria, has lamented the setbacks in the assembly’s revenue mobilization as a result of the ongoing nationwide industrial action by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG).
He noted the assembly has lost some amount of revenue they would have generated if they were working and granting services to the public and business partners.
However, Mr. Mustapha in a media interview was optimistic that government will reach a consensus with the leadership of CLOGSAG so that they could resume work soon.
“So we are only appealing to the duty bearers to engage the parties involved, in a way that we can get the best out of the situation, just so that, we can resume work as soon as possible”.
“Funds and correspondence we might have received from our partner organizations or even state institutions are all locked up due to the strike, so we cannot really sum up how much this has affected the assembly’s revenue generation,” he added.
CLOGSAG is demanding neutrality allowance from government, and has vowed not to call off the strike until government agrees to their terms.
Their industrial strike has affected the various government institutions, especially the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.
CLOGSAG members work as administrators, secretaries, finance officers and human resource officers among others within the various public sector organizations.
Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) at the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly like their compatriots across the country have seized going to work, anticipating an amicable resolution of the teething issue.
The Assembly complex has been deserted due to the strike leaving clients who came to the assembly to conduct businesses stranded.
