President John Dramani Mahama has bowed to pressure mounted on him by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG).
CLOGSAG in an earlier letter issued declared a nationwide strike after the Mahama administration failed to heed their warning of changing politically exposed Samuel Adom Botchway.
According to CLOGSAG, Samuel Adom Botchway a politically exposed person took office on Wednesday 12 February 2025 at the Births & Deaths Registrar.
CLOGSAG in an earlier press conference warned the John Mahama government over the appointment of one Samuel Adom Botchway to the Births & Deaths Registrar.
They noted that Samuel Adom Botchway is a known NDC activist I cannot be appointed due to a Supreme Court ruling on neutrality.
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called on its members to stay home starting from Thursday 20th February.
CLOGSAG letter declaring the strike action stated, “ The Council noted the appointment of Mr Samuel Adom Borchway, a politically exposed person as the Registrar of Births and Deaths Registry 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”.
Mr. Samual Adom Botchway took office on Wednesday. 12th February. 2025. The Association has no option than to call for a nationwide strike from Thursday 20th February. 2025 We call on all CLOGSAG members to stay at home from Thursday 20″ February 2025 until further notice”, the letter added.
However, it has been reported that the newly appointed Registrar of Births & Deaths Registry, Samuel Adom Botchway, is to be reassigned following CLOGSAG’s announcement of a strike.
John Mahama’s government has also pledged to be a listening administration.
Newly appointed Registrar of Births & Deaths Registry, Samuel Adom Botchway, to be reassigned following CLOGSAG’s announcement of strike; Mahama gov’t pledges to be a listening administration#JoyNews pic.twitter.com/XmCHo7Lxtj
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