Let us make Ghana work again - CPP

The government should strengthen public institutions to avoid strikes among doctors, teachers and other government workers, according to Nana Akosua Frimponmaa, 2012 vice-presidential candidate for the Convention People's Party (CPP).

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STRENGTHEN INTITUTIONS TO AVOID LABOUR AGITATIONS…..NANA FRIMPONMAA TELLS GOVERNMENT

The 2012 vice-residential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimponmaa, is calling for public institutions to be strengthened in order for them to be able to carry out their responsibilities as expected.

“Our Institutions must work to avoid unnecessary labour agitations”.

Why should it take the president to intervene before teachers agree to go back to teach, is that not a failure on the part of Institution responsible? It about time that we ensure all those who have put in charge of the various sectors carry out their duties to the benefit of you and I, the tax payer. Why should we have so many institutions in place and at the same time the president is the one to come and address grievances of workers.

The call comes in the wake of recent teachers' strike action which took the intervention of the president to get the teachers to suspend their action and return to the classroom. Nana Frimponmaa is unhappy that children are the victims.

“If our Institutions are strengthened, it would not get to the situation where doctors, nurses, teachers and other working forces will embark on strike action before steps are taken to address their concerns”.

I however want to urge the National Labour Commission and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to reach a satisfactory agreement between the Teachers to avert any feature occurrence. I want to also urge the teachers as they go back to the classroom, they should do all they can to make up for the time lost during the strike action and help the students they have toiled for all this while to succeed in their examination.

I want to thanks them for agreeing to go back to the classroom and will suggest they always consider our children before taken any decision to embark on strike action.

Let us make Ghana work again, because this is the only country we have.

Thank You

Nana Akosua Frimponmaa II,

2012 Vice Presidential Candidate of the CPP