Bank of Ghana staffs on sit-down strike

Accra, July 2, GNA - Staffs of the Bank of Ghana have embarked on a sit-down strike following the alleged dismissal of two of their colleagues, a source close to the Bank said. Mr Benjamin Duffuor, Chairman and Mr Frank Mensah, Secretary of the Bank of Ghana Senior Staff Association, were denied entry into the Bank's premises on Wednesday.

Ms Esi Hammond, Public Relations Manager of the BOG, told the Ghana News Agency that the Bank had put in place contingency arrangements to ensure that its operations were not disrupted by the sit-down strike embarked on by section of the staff.


She said the Bank's paramount interest was to avert any possible downturn that the strike could have on transactions at the Bank. She said as an essential service provider any disruption in operations would have negative consequences for the financial services sector and the economy as a whole.


"It is in this direction that BoG is doing all within its power in order not to bring hardships on the people," she said.

We have contingency measures in Place - Bank of Ghana

Staff of the BoG embarked on strike on Wednesday in solidarity with two of their dismissed colleagues, Mr Benjamin Duffuor, Chairman and Mr Frank Mensah, Secretary, respectively, of the Bank's Senior Staff Association.


Ms Esi Hammond, Public Relations Manager of the BOG, told the Ghana News Agency that the Bank's paramount interest was to avert any possible downturn that the strike could have on transactions at the Bank. She said as an essential service provider any disruption in operations would have negative consequences for the financial services sector and the economy as a whole.


"It is in this direction that BoG is doing all within its power in order not to bring hardships on the people," she added.