The Head of the Human Security Department of the National Security Secretariat, Brig. Gen. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd) has asked government to suspend the payment of salaries to the members of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG).<\/p>\n
Polytechnic teachers across the country have been on a strike for over hundred days demanding the payment of their book and research allowances from government.<\/p>\n
The strike has led to the closure of all 10 polytechnics in the country with students been forced to abandon lessons and leave for their respective homes.<\/p>\n
In an interview on Radio Gold<\/i><\/b> former National Security Advisor, Mr. Nunoo-Mensah questioned the rationale behind government’s continuous payment of the salaries to\u00a0 POTAG members.<\/p>\n
According to him \u201cWhy should anybody who is not working be paid, either government employee or your private employee. You cannot sit in a labor room somewhere and then mess the government about\u201d<\/p>\n
He asked the government\u00a0 consider what the late British Prime Minister,\u00a0 Margaret Thatcher did to prevent union groups from bullying her.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore you go on strike the law must make sure you consult all your members and go through a vote to get their mandate before going on strike,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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