During her vetting for the office of Attorney General and Minister of Justice position, Ms. Akuffo revealed that President Nana Akufo-Addo had intervened in the impasse between the Association of State Attorneys and government.

[contextly_sidebar id=”TERLUSrTv3BdF2fssPQpRo6gLBYtQ2eg”]“The President himself has intervened in the matter and has succeeded in persuading them to go back to work. I spoke with their national president and she assured me they will be reporting, God willing, on Monday,” she stated.

Ms. Akuffo also noted that there will be a further meeting with the state attorneys on Tuesday, January 24, despite the consensus seemingly being arrived at.

She explained that, “it [the Tuesday meeting] will come on because we have to look for not only immediate and medium term solutions but also long-term solutions. This will require the intervention of all the stakeholders; the attorneys, and it has to do with money, so maybe the fair wages commission and Ministry of Finance.”

“I will work very hard on bringing an amicable solution to the matter,” Ms. Akuffo further assured.

Background

The Association of State Attorneys declared a strike in October 2016, in protest of government’s failure to meet its demand for improved conditions of service.

Several efforts to get them to return to work have proved futile.

The Attorney-General’s office described the strike as illegal, and further directed the State Attorneys to return to work by Tuesday, January  3, 2017, or be “considered as having vacated post.”

The Association of State Attorneys, however, insisted their strike is legal, noting that it was pursuant to a statutory notice under Section 159 (b) of Act 651.

The attorneys also blamed the National Labour Commission for the impasse, explaining that the Commission should have gone to the High Court to compel government to improve their conditions of service.

Reliefs being sought by attorneys

The reliefs that were being sought by State Attorneys are:

• Payments of correct harmonized salaries to state attorneys.
• Sustainable pension scheme
• Free official vehicles
• Research allowance
• Housing facilities or allowance
• Free healthcare
• Payment of outstanding leap, clothing and fuel
• Payment of outstanding promotion salary arrears
• Logistic support, machinery, equipment and tools
• And illegal revision of conditions of service for state attorneys

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

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