BREAKING NEWS: Controller And Accountant General Department Public Workers set to declare an indefinite strike
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) staff in all sixteen regions of Ghana have threatened to withdraw validation services to public sector workers and, as a result, boycott the upcoming production of the Consolidated Fund’s third quarter national accounts due to nonpayment of Special Duty Allowance (SDA) and other administrative issues.
The dissatisfied personnel noted in the latest petition, obtained by Starr News on October 11, 2022, that “our petition has become necessary considering the worsening conditions of all CAGD staff and failing on the part of leadership to prioritize our wellbeing.
“We are requesting that management fix these flaws within fourteen days, failing which we shall advise ourselves to refrain from producing the third quarter national accounts of the Consolidated Fund. No SDA, No accounts validation exercise”.
According to the CAGD workers, their action has become necessary due to delays in payment of the stipend at the end of each year, an allowance that was formerly included in staff salary.
“We, the staff of CAGD across the Sixteen Regions of Ghana hereby call upon you and your leadership to address the following issues bordering us, with immediate effect: 2021 SDA be paid immediately and that of 2022 be paid by the end of the year, while subsequent SDAs be consolidated into our monthly salaries,” they stated.
Furthermore, they want that “maintenance allowances for 2021 and the first, second, and third quarters of 2022 be paid as soon as possible.”
The furious Controller and Accountant General Department employees also want management to take steps to create and implement a fairer wage structure that is comparable to what other employees in sister departments receive.
The staff wants CAGD to be elevated to Authority to empower it to work independently.
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department is mandated by the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) to: “Receive all Public and Trust monies payable into the Consolidated Fund (done through its staff stationed in all government departments including the revenue collecting ones).
Source: broadcastghana
