We do not sit down for the GPHA to collapse – Titus Glover

Company News from Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-04-23

Daniel Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, Deputy Minister of Transport, said the government would not oversee the collapse of the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA).

The GPHA workers on Tuesday launched a one – week demonstration wearing the red suit as part of a roadmap to protest the unfavorable terms of the Meridian Ports Harbor Extension concession. Services (MPS).

Mr. Glover, who chaired a committee formed by the Economic Management Team led by Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia to review the concession, said, "We do not sleep on this issue, it receives the". the urgent attention of the government and we will do everything in our power to ensure that we can solve this problem. "

He added that "it is true that the President through the EMT asked us to examine the relationship between the MPS GPHA, we wrote our report, we l & # 39; have submitted and he is in the study ".

He called on the GPHA workers not to put the law in their hands and to destroy and harm anyone, adding that the government had a fantastic relationship with the unions. The best way to solve these problems was therefore to go to the table to solve them. on a conversation.

He warned the GPHA union leaders not to accuse the workers of any unrest, as this would make staff look disgusting to the government.

Mr. Joshua Ansah, Deputy Secretary General of the Congress of Trade Unions (TUC), said that the TUC had already taken steps to address the stalemate, including by holding several meetings with people who were concerned with the issue.

Mr Ansah added that another meeting between the MPS and the Union of Port and Dock Workers (MDU) on 24 April, stressing that strike action, in any form whatsoever, should constitute a last result.

Mr. Ebenezer Kodwo Taylor, chairman of the Tema District Labor Council (TDCL), spoke about the problem at a symposium held on May 1 in Tema. He said that "the problem started as a small fire and escalated into something else are all in red to protest their dissatisfaction".

Mr. Taylor, who is also a member of the GPHA, stated that he saw no reason for the problem not to be solved because, according to him, the concession agreement had many flaws, some contents hogging port operations of the MPS.

He asked why the committee's report had been set aside, adding that TDCL was not happy with the events at the port, stressing that "we do not want any problem that will destroy peace" in Tema ".