UFP Condemns Doctors' Strike

The United Front Party wishes to highly condemn the illegal strike action being embarked upon by the Ghana medical Association. We upon hearing the strike action were disturbed and were quick to ask whether it is about salaries. We found out that it was to do with condition of service which has never been in existence since years immemorial.

In view of this we have the following questions to ask;

• How come an employee (GMA) in their quest to have government of Ghana grant them condition of service which has never existed, opt to use strike as their negotiation strategy? Why that Approach / style?
• Why did (GMA) not ask for condition of service before the acceptance of their appointments as doctors in Ghana.
• Can doctors pay the cost of damages their actions may cause the people of Ghana?
• Why at this time that everyone in Ghana knows that the economy of the country is not booming?
• Blackmail; why will they not let negotiation start and allow government to even fail to grant them their request before they go on strike but will do the contrary?
• Why is that not all doctors are on strike

We appreciate that, it is important that like the Oliver Twist it is good for Doctors to ask for more but upon realizing that the Executives of the Ghana Medical Association have taken the undue advantage of their category of being part of the essential services and have sent a huge list of request for negotiation with government of Ghana on their conditions of service, we can conclude by saying they are taken the government of Ghana by ransom which amounts to Blackmail.

We are edging government of Ghana not to grant (GMA) anyone of their absurd request, since it will set a very bad Precedence.

We also will want to advice all doctors, who are members of Ghana Medical Association to dissociate themselves from their leadership who are bringing their noble name into disrepute.

LONG LIVE GHANA! LONG LIVE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

LONG LIVE UNITED FRONT PARTY!! LONG LIVE OUR DEMOCRACY

cc. ALL MEDIA HOUSES
Signed....
NANA KUSI-POKU LISTOWELL
{Communication’s Director}
THE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE
{UNITED FRONT PARTY}
0246 826 944