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Civil servants told to be committed to duty

Sun, 2 Aug 1998 Source: --

The executive officers of the Civil Servants Association have been called upon to help instil a greater sense of duty and commitment in their members to ensure their efficient performance. Mr A.L. Buertey, Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, made the call when he opened the fifth quadrennial delegates conference of the Greater Accra Branch of the Association at Dodowa. He urged the executives to be mindful of the responsibility entrusted to them and the role they are expected to play in the development process of the country. The civil service, which is traditionally the nerve centre of the Government, has continued to be recognised by the Government as the main force behind the socio-economic gains during the past decade. The head of the Civil Service, Dr Robert Dodoo, said the Civil Service will be reduced in size. Nurses and employees of the Forestry Department and Local Government will no longer be part of the service. The executive Director of the Civil Servants Association, Mr Smart Chigabatia, asked the Association to accept the "Job evaluation programme as it would be in the interest of the workers," adding that promotion will be based on one's performance. Mr Tennyson Foli, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Association, said a task force under the chairmanship of the Head of the Civil Service, is assiduously coveting the 130 ranges into the newly recommended 22 levels, as it will bridge the existing gap between the Civil Servants and other public servants. He said the least paid in the Civil Service receives about 652,000 cedis per annum as against over one million cedis in the public sector, adding that "this gross injustice to civil servants will not give job satisfaction"

The executive officers of the Civil Servants Association have been called upon to help instil a greater sense of duty and commitment in their members to ensure their efficient performance. Mr A.L. Buertey, Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, made the call when he opened the fifth quadrennial delegates conference of the Greater Accra Branch of the Association at Dodowa. He urged the executives to be mindful of the responsibility entrusted to them and the role they are expected to play in the development process of the country. The civil service, which is traditionally the nerve centre of the Government, has continued to be recognised by the Government as the main force behind the socio-economic gains during the past decade. The head of the Civil Service, Dr Robert Dodoo, said the Civil Service will be reduced in size. Nurses and employees of the Forestry Department and Local Government will no longer be part of the service. The executive Director of the Civil Servants Association, Mr Smart Chigabatia, asked the Association to accept the "Job evaluation programme as it would be in the interest of the workers," adding that promotion will be based on one's performance. Mr Tennyson Foli, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Association, said a task force under the chairmanship of the Head of the Civil Service, is assiduously coveting the 130 ranges into the newly recommended 22 levels, as it will bridge the existing gap between the Civil Servants and other public servants. He said the least paid in the Civil Service receives about 652,000 cedis per annum as against over one million cedis in the public sector, adding that "this gross injustice to civil servants will not give job satisfaction"

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