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Civil Servants Association suspends
recalcitrant Chigabatia
Accra, Nov. 23 Ghanadot/GNA - The National Chairman of the
Civil Servants Association, Mr Robertson Akwei Allotey, on
Monday announced the suspension of the Executive Secretary
of the Association and two others for travelling to Lome to
attend an official meeting without approval.
The two others were Mr K. Karikari, Deputy Executive
Secretary and Ms Afi Gadzekpo, Director of Administration
and Staff Development.
In a letter to the three officers, Mr Allotey said the
suspension would take effect from Monday, November 26.
"You are to hand over all documents pertaining to the
secretariat to the President by Monday 26th November, 2007
pending the decision of the National Executive Committee and
the outcome of the National Executive Committee meeting," he
said.
Mr. Allotey said Mr. Ben Anyagre, Director of Project and
Welfare, was to take temporary charge of the Secretariat and
liaise with him on the day-to-day administration of the
Secretariat.
Mr Allotey said he approved Mr Chigabatia's request for his
2007 leave, which he extended to cover 2005 and 2006 as
well.
Mr Allotey said Mr. Chigabatia then said he had already
exhausted or forfeited his 2004-2006 leave.
However, on examining his file, he realised that there was
no evidence in writing by Mr Chigabatia neither had there
been approval by the immediate past President Alhaji Ziblim
nor himself.
"I advised him on phone that the three years granted be
adhered to while the restructuring of the National Secretary
took place."
Mr Allotey said Mr Chigabatia further informed him that he
was to travel to Lome for a seminar that was to start on
November 20 when he was to be on leave.
"I categorically informed you that since you were on leave
you could not attend official travels outside the country
without prior approval from the National President and for
serving officers in the MDAs, a formal request had to be
made to their MDAs", and advised that the three officers
should not attend the Lome meeting but they went.
Mr Smart Chigabatia, the
Executive Secretary of the Civil Servants Association of
Ghana (CSAG) on Friday denied reports that he and two others
had been suspended by the National Chairman of the
Association for attending a meeting at Lome without
approval.
"I was already on leave and did not need any permission from
him. We only had to inform him, which we did".
Mr Chigabatia, in a telephone chart with the Ghana News
Agency (GNA) said before a person was suspended he had to be
queried first for the offence committed, adding that none of
the group members had been queried.
Mr. Chigabatia also stated that it was the National
President of the Association who approved and extended his
one year leave to three years.
He said before the current National Chairman came to office,
the association was already affiliated to Public Services
International (PSI).
He said they were invited by the PSI to attend the workshop
on the Single Spine structure because of the introduction of
the new salary structure for the civil service.
Mr. Chigabatia also denied that he had vacated his post
because of the suspension "I was resting because of the long
journey and not because I have been suspended" he added.
He further stated that the National Chairman had his own
agenda, which was an internal matter of the association but
had been negatively blown in the media.
"It is unfortunate that a pure internal matter is now in the
media" he said.
GNA
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