Staff and management of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have hoisted red banners in protest against what they describe as political appointments to their Corporate Communications Office in Tamale.
The protest follows reports of the appointment of two NDC communication officers to occupy key positions within the corporate communications offices of VRA and NEDCo, a move that has sparked widespread opposition among staff.
The leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and NEDCo Staff Groups has strongly rejected the alleged appointments, warning that they could compromise professionalism and operational integrity within the institutions.
Speaking to Citi News on Friday March 21, William K. Asare, Chairman of the Senior Staff Association-NEDCo, described the move as a recipe for disaster and called for a reversal of the decision.
“Never in our history has an appointment for managerial position being filled from the office of the president…If this is allowed to stand tomorrow we will wake up and somebody holds a letter from the office of the president purporting to manage transport…We are telling the appointing authority that that is not he way to go.
“…We are giving the minister a notice by next week, if we don’t get a favourable response we will speak the language that politicians understand. We will advise ourselves.”
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