The National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has threatened to declare a strike if the government fails to pay outstanding allowances owed to members serving in the public sector.
The association said the delay in paying the allowances is causing untold hardships to its members who depend on it for their livelihood.
The Secretary of NASPA, Nana Adu Gyamfi Mensah, said some personnel under the 2023-2024 batch have not received allowances since January 2024.
“With the concerns of allowance, we had about four unpaid allowances with two months settled…this is not something that must happen. We are telling the scheme and government that this is unacceptable,” he said.
He stated that the association’s leadership is currently in negotiations with the government.
The secretary insisted that failure to comply with the agreement would result in a strike.
“In the coming days, after probably our last meeting with the board and government, we will announce our next line of action which is to call for a strike and subsequently a demonstration,” he said.
Another personnel, Prince Boadi, whose allowance has been delayed said he is worried about the delayed payment.
“The delayed payment is a worry to us because as graduates our parents someway want us to be fending for ourselves so most of us depend on the allowance. If it delays, we get worried,” he said in an interview with JoyNews and monitored by The Ghana Report.