A former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), and the National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Candidate for Lambussie-Karni in the Upper West, Prof Titus Beyuo, has expressed concern about the association's decision not to participate in the nationwide strike planned by organised labour on October 10 to demand urgent government action against illegal mining.
Speaking on the Joy News AM Show on Wednesday, October 9, he stated that the decision-making process within the GMA is disturbing and seems irregular.
He explained that based on his experience, such decisions are typically made during in-person or virtual council meetings, rather than through individual phone calls to council members, as was reportedly done in this instance. "The way through which the decision was made by the president and council is disturbing, it looks irregular," he said.
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