WORKERS of the Ghana Post Company in Kumasi have embarked on a one-day sit-down strike to press home their demand for the resignation of the managing director (MD) and two other top management members.
They are also demanding the dissolution of the company's board of directors for “woefully failing to perform its duties”.
The call on the three to "resign honourably" was made by the divisional executive council of the Ghana Post division of the communication workers union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress on December 23, 2008.
The three, Mr Kofi Dua-Adonteng, the MD, Mr Kena Ofori Attah, General Manager (Finance) and Mr Seth Obeng, General Manager (Financial Services) have been accused of failure to discharge their duties, thus creating difficulties for the company.
According to the workers, Mr Dua-Adonteng has awarded contracts to himself without recourse to laid-down procedures.
They also alleged that there was overemployment and underutilisation of some staff in the company.
The workers further said due to mismanagement, some quality products of the company had been phased out of the system, citing phone cards and sale of passport forms.
According to them, when the MD assumed office in 2004, the company had surplus revenue of GH¢600,000, but it was currently indebted to the tune of GH¢7,500,000.
Again, Mr Dua-Adonteng was accused of taking action to consider the payments of retirees' benefits and staff legitimate claims.
Mr Obeng was, on the other hand, accused of seriously mismanaging the instant money transfer (IMT) business, resulting in the less GH¢3,365.00.
When the Daily Graphic called on the Ashanti Regional Director, Mr Yaw Addo Larbi, he declined to comment, with the explanation that he was not at post when the Kumasi staff embarked on the sit-down strike.
However, he stated that some amount of money had been released for the payment of staff claims and other benefits, while other concerns were under consideration.
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