The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has embarked on a nationwide strike effective Thursday, February 20, 2025.

This action is in response to the appointment of Samuel Adom Botchway as the Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry.

The Association asserts that Botchway is a politically exposed person and, therefore, unfit for the position.

In a press release dated February 13, 2025, the Executive Secretary of the Association, Isaac Bampoe Addo, revealed that the decision was made during a meeting of CLOGSAG's National Executive Council (NEC) on February 11, 2025.

The statement read: “The National Executive Council (NEC) decided that should Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway assume office as Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, CLOGSAG should declare a nationwide strike.

“Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway took office on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The Association has no option but to call for a nationwide strike from Thursday, February 20, 2025,” the statement added.

“We call on CLOGSAG members to stay at home from Thursday, February 20, 2025, until further notice,” it concluded.

Meanwhile, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has defended the appointment of Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway as the Registrar of Births and Deaths, stating that his appointment is in line with the constitution.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, February 19, at the Jubilee House, Mr. Ofosu Kwakye explained, “The laws governing that entity clearly specify who should make the appointment. It states that it is the president, and the president has acted in line with the 1992 Constitution.”

He further noted, “Section 236 of the Constitution stipulates that, in appointing a person as the registrar, the president must consider the relevant academic qualifications, experience, and knowledge of that person in civil service administration. The registrar shall hold office on the terms and conditions specified in the letter of appointment.”

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