The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has urged organized labour to reject president Akufo Addo’s plea to all off their planned nationwide strike.
Taking to his X account Cudjoe tweeted ‘’Organized labour will be very foolish to call off the nation-wide strike against state-sponsored illegal mining.
The president, his vice-president and the entire government have never been serious about fighting the menace’’.
His comment comes after the Deputy Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson, revealed that President Akufo-Addo has pleaded with Organised Labour to call off their planned strike.
According to him, the President expressed his discomfort with the strike taking place at this time and urged labour to reconsider the decision.
Mr Koomson stated that Organised Labour remains firm in its position and will only reconsider if the government takes concrete steps to address the concerns raised in their.
“I was expecting the President as usual to speak authoritatively but to be honest with you, the President actually pleaded with Organised Labour that strike at this time – for him, (he) believes will not augur well for this country,” he said.
He stressed that while President Akufo-Addo’s concerns were noted, the real issue for Organised Labour is the pollution of water bodies, which affects all Ghanaians.
Meanwhile, he said that the government has agreed to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves.
According to him, in the engagement of Thursday, October 3, the government responded to Organised Labour’s demands, and expressed its commitment to addressing these concerns and specifically agreed to revoke L.I. 2462.
Organised labour will be very foolish to call off the nation-wide strike against state-sponsored illegal mining. The president, his vice-president and the entire government have never been serious about fighting the menace.
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) October 4, 2024
