‘Give equal incentives to civil, public servants’
A Reverend Minister, James Aduyaw, has called on the government to extend the treatment given to politicians, especially government appointees, to civil and public servants.
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That, he said, would motivate them to offer their best towards increased productivity.
He noted with concern that while the government appointees such as ministers of state and district chief executives were given fat salaries, posh cars, travelling allowances, free accommodation, fuel and free electricity and water supplies, civil and public servants were denied those incentives.
Rev. Aduyaw, who is the Akyem Akroso District Minister of the A.M.E. Zion Church in the Eastern Region, made the call at the church’s annual harvest at Akroso last Sunday, which coincided with a special awards ceremony to honour some personalities who had contributed immensely towards the growth of the church and the development of the community.
He stressed that the preferential treatment offered government appointees at the expense of civil and public servants who played a major role in the achievement of national productivity discouraged them from working assiduously.
According to Rev. Aduyaw, the low emoluments and lack of incentives for civil and public servants brought economic hardships on them, sometimes compelling their wives to divorce them because they could not satisfy their needs.
‘’The government’s deaf ear to civil and public servants’ complaints and agitations for improved conditions of service tends to become a curse on the country and that is why the nation is facing serious socio-economic problems,’’ he stated.
Rev. Aduyaw particularly mentioned newly trained teachers and nurses who worked for months after completing their courses without being paid.
He, therefore, urged the government to strive to reverse the trend to bring relief to workers in particular and the masses in general for them to lead decent lives.
The awardees included Mr Hayford Otchere Darko, cost accountant at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority in Accra; Charles Owusu Akyeahene, retired Rev. Minister of the church; Mr Isaac Sackey, businessman, and Mr Mattew Kwasi Arthur, businessman.
On behalf of the awardees, Mr Otchere-Darko thanked the A.M.E Zion Church for the honour done them.
He seized the opportunity to appeal to all Ghanaians to serve the Lord and their nation diligently and without any demands on those they served so that they would enjoy the favour of God.
