The President of Polytechnic
Workers’ Association of Ghana (POWAG) Offei – Boahen has urged government to
give them back their money for them to manage it.
He made this known in an interview with
Central Press during the elections of Local Executives at Cape Coast
Polytechnic, he said that, the
executives of POWAG submitted their document to be registered under the second
Tier 2 Pension Fund scheme on 2013 but as of now they have not been registered
and excuse the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) gave was that
officials from above their position have told them to hang on.
He further explained that, they
are in a total support with the other twelve unions who demonstrated against
the second Tier 2 Pension Fund scheme and they have demanded reason why
polytechnic workers have not been registered from the National Pensions
Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
He again explained that, the Rectors
of various polytechnics have calmed them to leave the situation in their hands
for them to take care of it otherwise they would have demanded for their
statement account from National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
The President of POWAG added
that, looking at the pension law, it’s declares that it’s should be privately
managed and everyone knows that anything the government takes part in managing, the government has a
share in it but in this case government has nothing to do with it.
The national president for
polytechnic workers association of Ghana, POWAG, has ensured all polytechnic
workers in Ghana to take care of their welfare speaking to Central Press
The non-teaching stuff of
polytechnics in Ghana have suddenly change their association name that is Technical
Education Workers Union (TEWU), to Polytechnic
Association of Ghana (POWAG), due to misappropriate catering of the
welfare of their members.
Electing new organization
executives at Cape Coast Polytechnic,
the national president for POWAG Mr. Offei-Boahen explained that, every
individual joins an organization that will suits his/her welfare and if the
welfare of that individual is not well catered for, there is the need for that
individual to backup.
They will make sure their members contribution
come back to them and for that to happen, they have decided that out of the
100% dues their members pay, the local will take 70% and 30% will go to the
nation’s coffers he said.
He went on that, unlike the other
organization (TEWU) when 80% goes to the nation’s coffers and only 20% comes to
the members which is incapable to do anything.
Mr. Offei –Boahen again said
that, it is essential to have executives in an association who are also part of
the association and they being members of polytechnic workers knows the
problems of polytechnic workers and have taking it upon themselves to look out
for various issues which is affecting especially the junior staff.
Moreover he said, the executives
are going to focus on the welfare of their members, their salaries and their
single span salaries which they were restricted to so that they can look at it
holistically according to the work and status of the polytechnic.
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