CAGD staff threatens management, Finance Ministry to go on strike if they are not paid their delayed honorarium
The Concerned Staff of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD), have demanded that its management and the Finance Ministry should quickly pay them their delayed allowances.
They threaten on going on a strike if their honorarium arrears for two years (2021,2022) is not paid.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, they threatened not to show up in the upcoming national accounts validations exercise and the Government of Ghana (GoG) monthly salary validations if they are not heard.
“Having been denied our 2021 honorarium for the first time in the history of CAGD, we the concerned staff of CAGD wish to unequivocally state that any attempts by the Management of CAGD and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to once again deny our hardworking staff of this age-old ‘solace’ would not be tolerated,” the statement read.
“Staff would be left with no option than to embark on series of legitimate actions, including abstaining from the upcoming national accounts validations exercise and the GoG monthly salary validations, to get this allowance paid us.
“We are by this petition, serving notice to the CAGD Management and the MoF to, as a matter of urgency, get this matter addressed or we advise ourselves,” the statement continued.
“All staff of the sixteen Regions of Ghana are on this date, presenting this letter to our Management and the MoF through the Regional Directors of CAGD, calling on CAGD and MoF to do the needful by paying the two years (2021 & 2022) honorarium with immediate effect to avoid the repercussions of our intended actions,” the report stated.
The Concerned Staffs call for an urgent action to the grievances.
Read full statement below:
