Speaking at the inauguration of the new eight-member Council of the Civil Service at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday, President Akufo Addo said the rot within the service needed to be addressed to ensure efficiency.

[contextly_sidebar id=”AryZ0greOqk06j4baYSjKwtr2tkuuOwi”]He charged the Council to deal with the problems that have bedeviled the Civil Service over the years, noting them as “corruption, excessive red tape-ism, excessive bureaucratization [and] in many cases, overt political involvement.”

“…It is part of the issues that you have to deal with to make sure that in your period, as you are responsible for seeing to it the Civil Service, stays on an even keel, and that these matters are successfully confronted.”

President Akufo-Addo said he would be relying on the council for  “good and honest advice” as well as counsel “devoid of partisanship… that will help me do my work well.”

The President previously criticised the poor attitude to work of such workers, describing them as “clock watchers”, among other things.

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), however, downplayed this assertion from the President.

Guidance from the council

President Akufo-Addo  further expressed confidence that “the leadership of the body is in strong hands, and I am sure they will give direction to the Civil Service, and help us realize our objectives.”

“Help us do a good job for Ghanaians, because in all cases, at all times, it is their welfare that has to guide our actions,” the President added.

President Akufo-Addo, also described the service as a “strategic partner of the State, in being able to assist us to realise our objectives,” urged it to co-operate with Government in ensuring the implementation of its policies.

The Council is chaired by Justice Rose Constance Owusu, a retired Supreme Court Judge, alongside Nana Kwasi Agyekum Dwamena; Justice Henrietta Abban; Edwin P.D. Barnes; Isaac Kwame Asiamah; Isaac Bampoe Addo; Mary Imelda Amadu and Isaac Tetteh Adjovu.

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Property stolen from gardens in the past was redistributed by Mother Nature and landed a neighbour in court charged with theft.

The tornado swept through Kingsport, Tennessee, damaging homes and throwing goods from Jerrod Christian’s home into his garden. But many of them had been previously reported stolen by his neighbours.

Since the tornado hit the town of Kingsport on Sunday, Christian has been charged with two burglaries and two thefts

Ed Cleek was among the neighbours emerging from their homes to survey the damage and  was surprised by what he saw in Christian’s garden.

He told ABC News: “My house was torn up pretty badly, so I was checking things up. Then someone called me and said: ‘Hey, I think that’s your air compressor. You want to take a look?’”

Cleek walked outside, and immediately spotted his bright red air compressor lying in his neighbour’s yard. “I called the police right away,” he said.

Officer Thomas Patton, of the Kingsport Police Dept, said: “We also discovered a welder which belonged to Mr. Cleek as well. There was also a ratchet, an air hose and a weed trimmer that had been stolen from other neighbours”

Mr Cleek said it was no accident that his air compressor was in Christian’s yard after missing for a while: “My air compressor was locked up in a barn… I kind of had suspicions, but you can’t just accuse people without proof.”

Bizarrely, Christian was behind bars when the tornado struck.

He had been arrested for disorderly conduct when he became belligerent and disruptive after his girlfriend accused him of taking her van without permission.

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