About 50 workers of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), are stranded outside their office in Accra following an unannounced lockout.
The move, the workers believe, was informed by a protest on Wednesday to resist the reinstatement of the former Director of Public Affairs of the Commission, Nana Yaa Jantuah, who resigned in May, 2017.
The posters on the door are in protest of the suspected rejection of Nana Yaa Jantuah’s resignation by the PURC’s board.
The persons behind the lockout indicated their intent to vehemently resist moves in this regard.
Speaking to Citi News, Israel Amenfia, the first vice-chairman of the local union of PURC, said he had no idea who was behind the lockout out and neither did the security on site own up for it.
He however said the lockout was welcome because it was in service of a cause they supported.
“…We are also amazed at the lockout but the posters you see on the door are things that we identify with; that we feel addresses our issues and we are very grateful to whoever did this on our behalf.”
“We had intel that the board met and they are about meeting again just to reject her resignation. The people who work under her, the people she is supposed to work with… are not happy, including some members of management,” Mr. Amenfia said.
Nana Yaa Jantuah served notice of her resignation after 13 years of service to the commission in May, and it was to take effect on November 17, 2017. She proceeded on her accruable leave from Sunday, June 4.
The workers, while waiting for a response from management are also calling on the government to reconstitute the board of the PURC.
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By: Anass Seidu/citifmonline.com/Ghana