The government has urged the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to reconsider its planned nationwide strike over the continued tenure of Samuel Adom Botchway as Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry.

Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, February 19, Minister of State for Government Communications and spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, called on the association to reverse its decision, emphasizing that the president had made a legitimate appointment.

“We believe that the president has acted correctly in the appointment of Mr. Adom Botchway, so we would appeal to CLOGSAG to rescind their decision to go on strike,” he stated.

Kwakye Ofosu acknowledged that industrial action is a legitimate tool for workers to push their demands but maintained that the reasons cited by CLOGSAG did not warrant such a drastic measure.

“A strike action, we appreciate. It is one of the mechanisms they can use to drive home their demands… But in this particular instance, we do not believe that an efficient basis exists to go on strike because it will be unfair to the people of Ghana who pay the wages of all public officers, including members of CLOGSAG,” he explained.

CLOGSAG has calleed on its members to prepare for the industrial action scheduled for Thursday, February 20, 2025.

The association insists that Samuel Adom Botchway’s involvement in the office’s budget hearing at the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs on Monday, February 17, 2025, contradicts earlier government assurances that he would be removed from office.

In a statement signed by Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo, CLOGSAG reaffirmed its determination to proceed with the strike unless their concerns are addressed.

As tensions mount, all eyes are on the government and CLOGSAG to determine whether a last-minute resolution can be reached to prevent disruptions to essential public services.