Head of Civil Service talks to civil servants at Sekondi

Dr Alex Glover-Quartey, Head of the Civil Service, on Monday reminded civil servants that they formed part of the government and must therefore actively support the implementation of national policies.

Speaking at a meeting with civil servants at Sekondi, he noted that civil servants determined the failure and success of government policies and advised them to do everything within their power to ensure that policies achieved desired objectives.

Dr Glover-Quartey said ''If Ghana is to develop, workers, particularly civil servants, must positively change their attitude to work and learn to use available resources for the benefit of the country.''

The Head of the Civil Service said he was determined to build a new image for the Service and to improve the conditions of workers and their remuneration.

Dr Glover-Quartey said ''I am going to launch a training scheme for all categories of civil servants, who would be placed in positions where they would be useful to the public after their training.''

He said he had the welfare of the civil servants at heart and would not allow workers to go on strike before meeting their legitimate demands.

The Head of the Civil Service, however said, ''those who continue to be lazy, absent themselves from work and get drunk while on duty would be dealt with.''