President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken action to address the grievances of Organised Labour regarding the controversial sale of four hotels by SSNIT to Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong.
Following a petition from Organised Labour, the president has directed the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, to engage in talks with labour leaders.
The president stressed that these talks aim to reach a consensus that solves the concerns of all stakeholders involved.
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During a media engagement, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, confirmed the president’s directive.
“We wrote to the president that we needed to engage him on this [sale of the SSNIT hotels]. He has referred it to the [Employment and Labour Relations] Minister to start the engagement with us. We are hoping that these engagements will help all of us to find a solution to what we think is a problem,” Dr. Baah said.
He further added that they have plans to meet with the SSNIT Board and the Employment Minister to deliberate on the hotel sale.
“We are going to meet with the SSNIT Board. Organised labour leaders are going to meet with the SSNIT Board and also with the Employment and Labour Relations Minister who is also in charge of pensions,” he said.
The controversy over the sale was initially brought to public attention by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
He has filed a petition with the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), requesting an investigation into the sale of the hotels to the Agriculture Minister.
