Concern has been raised by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) regarding recent appointments to assemblies, specifically the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on February 3 in the wake of the President’s dismissal of over 20 DCEs.
Citing a Supreme Court decision on neutrality, CLOGSAG raised concerns in a statement released on February 23. The ruling states that employees of the Local Government Service or the Civil Service are not allowed to accept appointments or promotions from political parties.
In a statement, CLOGSAG urged appointees who work for the Local Government Service to voluntarily step down from their roles.
The association has sent out a warning, threatening legal action if the appointees disregard this instruction and warning that they will face consequences if they do not step down immediately.
“CLOGSAG would not make any concessions regarding the public’s view of neutrality. Consequently, take note of the necessity of adhering to the Supreme Court’s neutrality ruling. Government Appointees to Assemblies who work in the Civil Service or Local Government Service should kindly step down; otherwise, CLOGSAG will expose their whereabouts.
“As civil servants, we should not allow ourselves to be appointed or promoted by political bodies, as previously stated. Again, being sworn in as an Assembly Member, whether as a government appointee or elected, violates local government ethics.
“Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) are advised not to put themselves in any ambiguous position by being both a staff member of the Services and an Assembly member at the same time,” said Isaac Bampoe Addo, Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, in a statement.
CLOGSAG urged the government to revoke the appointments of civil service and local government employees who have been sworn in as Assembly members.
“We call on the government to revoke the appointments of the staff of the Civil Service and the Local Government Service who have been sworn in as Assembly members, as these appointments are in contravention of the Supreme Court ruling on neutrality.”
