Retired Civil Servants assured of care

Accra, Jan. 5, GNA - Dr Glover Quartey, Head of Civil Service, on Monday said the Service would continue to care for retired civil servants to ensure that they enjoyed their last few years on earth. He gave the assurance on a visit to the longest surviving retired Civil Servant in the country, Mr Mark Dick Abloh, who clocked 100 years on July 17, 2003.

Dr. Quartey said the visit to Mr Abloh "is to reinforce our conviction that those who served this country with dedication and faithfulness in their capacity as Civil Servants, should not be made to feel abandoned and forgotten."

He said the Service was committed to finding all retired civil servants and joining them to celebrate their milestones in life.

Mr Quartey congratulated Mr Abloh for chalking a five scores, which he noted, was very rare among retired Civil Servants, saying; "we will follow your progress on daily basis and provide the necessary assistance for your family to take good care of you".

He presented a food hamper, Christmas card and a sum of one million cedis to Mr Abloh, who is suffering from a mild stroke and has speech difficulties.

Ms Ophilia Abloh, the third of five daughters of Mr Abloh, said it was acknowledged that the good works of dedicated Civil Servants would follow them when they grow old.

Mr Abloh, born July 17, 1903, joined the Civil Service as a Fourth Class Clerk on March 16, 1921 and retired at age of 55 as an Administrative Officer Class three at the Ministry of Trade and Industries on July 16, 1958.

He retired with commendable remarks reading: "Highly satisfactory and Exemplary" on his retirement certificate issued on December 3, 1958. The centenarian was married to the late Georgina Abloh and they had two sons, who are deceased, and five daughters.

He has 31 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren.

This is the first time in the history of the Civil Service that the Head of Civil Service had visited the longest surviving retired Civil Servant and presented gifts to him.