RAMPANT STRIKES OF PEOPLE WHO DESERVE BETTER.

Over the years the nation has being crippled with harsh economic situations that are continually disabling people financially, physically and psychologically.

We are all hoping for better days ahead but for how long shall we wait?

The people of Ghana have endured enough and hence cannot bear anymore hardship.

People are painfully wailing but what is the leadership of the country doing about it?

It sad and awful to hear that majority of Ghanaians cannot even afford three square meals a day.

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It is no news that corruption, economic mismanagement and poor leadership have now become the nation’s major hallmark.

How disgusting it was to know that the Justice Apau Judgment Debt commission  unveiled the enormous judgment debt that has plagued the government as a result of utter negligence and failure of some public officials to safeguard the nation against vampires that seeks to suck taxpayers’ blood from their veins.

On June, 30 2014. It was reported that the government was to be hit with judgment debt of GH¢135.5 million.  How can this be?

Far from these, it is reported that the president has distributed free vehicles for chiefs under this dire economic situation whereas those monies could have being used for other relevant projects that are collapsing.

I wonder the road where they will be driving those cars because most of the roads in country are in extremely deplorable state.

Aside all these problems, the government found no fault in airlifting of USD3.5 million to Brazil for our national players.

An act which made the country to become an object of ridicule around the world.

Since the beginning of the year 2014, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) started the adjustment of utility prices through the Automatic Adjustment Formula which according to them was driven by key variables which includes the; Ghana cedi USD exchange rate where the cedi is known to be depreciating at a faster rate, inflation, price of crude oil and natural gas, fuel mix, generation mix(hydro and thermal), power purchase cost, demand forecast(currently 12% per annum and still rising),chemical cost(water) and electricity cost(water) .

Recent hikes in petroleum prices which not long ago led to shortages of fuel in the country cannot be overlooked.

This has consequently led to increase in prices of public transport fares making the lives of ordinary Ghanaian a living hell.

Aside all these policies and implementation that the Bank Of Ghana instituted the cedi continues to fall, there continues to be delayed and unpaid allowances  increasingly  affecting the pockets of Ghanaians and in this  regard the organized labor decided to organize a nationwide strike and demonstration against what they described as rising economic conditions.

The organized labor which constitutes the Trade Union Congress and the Ghana Federation of Labor declared a nationwide strike on Friday July 18, 2014 with the intent to hit the streets in protest on Thursday July 24, 2014.

The protest was set to begin at the Obra spot at the Kwame Nkrumah circle in Accra through the Trade Union Congress office to the ministries and to the Black star  square where they presented the petition to the Minister of Employment and Labour relations Haruna Iddrisu.

“while we thank them, I will convey their specific concerns to the higher authority”, said by Haruna Iddrisu whiles he received the petition from the spokesperson of Organized labour Dr. Kofi Asamoah.

Similar protest where organized in all ten (10) regional capitals of the country.

It is important to know that before this nationwide strike, similar demonstrations had been organized over recent months. Notable amongst them are the “occupy flagstaff house demo” and the “Red Friday”

Smaller unions have also embarked on demonstrations pertaining to similar agitations.

Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) for instance was already on strike for two weeks before the nationwide strike and even after the nationwide strike the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike until their research and book allowances are paid.

As to whether the grievances of these people will be addressed still remained uncertain, not to talk of the recent strikes and agitations that has being going on.

The country is still ailing, with its numerous deplorable roads across the 

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country that does not improve the economic conditions of the country in any way. Now, the heat on the floor is the strike of the Civil and Local Government Service Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSSAG) who few days ago declared a strike to force government to pay its members their interim premium allowances, and has refused to rescind the decision until the demands are met. If the whole machinery of government decides to strike owing to failed leadership and incapability. How can the country progress.