The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called on the government to cease interfering with public services through political appointments, expressing concerns that such actions could negatively impact the country.
CLOGSAG contends that the government’s numerous appointments of what they term as party loyalists into positions are compromising the neutrality of public services.
During the End of Year Thanksgiving Service, Isaac Bampoe-Addo, the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, pointed out that the authority granted to the President by the Presidential Office Act of 1993 enables these appointments.
He highlighted that the act lacks specific requirements and qualifications for such appointments, allowing the President to politicize public services.
To protect the neutrality of civil and local government services, CLOGSAG announced plans to take the matter to the Supreme Court for redress.
Bampoe-Addo argued that using the Presidential Office Act of 1993 for appointments goes against a Supreme Court ruling on neutrality, prompting CLOGSAG to instruct its lawyers to file a writ at the Supreme Court.
