The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has pledged to "strongly resist" any partisan appointments in the Civil and Local Government Service.
The association said that the incoming government, upon assuming office on January 7, 2025, must uphold the principle of neutrality within these services and avoid interfering with the roles of civil servants.
Addressing the media at CLOGSAG's Thanksgiving Service in Accra, Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Isaac Bampoe Addo, warned that the association would use "workers' power" to oppose any actions that compromise the positions of civil servants. "There is a Supreme Court decision that says that no civil servant must owe his appointment to partisan activities. "We want to believe that the incoming Government will adhere to the Supreme Court ruling and ensure that politicians are not appointed to encumber civil service institutions," he said.
CLOGSAG also expressed concern about the "winner takes all" principle that allowed the President unfettered powers in the appointment of all public officers. "Indeed, it is time for us to evaluate the democracy that has characterised the governance under the Fourth Republic to ascertain whether this type of governance is helping us to develop as a country," Addo said.