CIVIL SERVANTS MUST COMMIT TO GOVT'S POLICIES (PAGE 14, JUNE 23, 2010)

The Brong Ahafo Regional Co-ordinating Director, Mr Felix B. Chaahaah, has called on the civil servant to dedicate themselves towards the effective implementation of the policies of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He said it was incumbent on all civil servants to diligently implement the policies and programmes of the government of the day.
He pointed out that, currently, it was the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party that was in government and so all officers of the Civil Service had to dedicate themselves towards meeting the goals of the NDC.
Mr Chaahaah made the statement when he addressed a meeting of heads of decentralised departments of the Pru District Assembly at Yeji.
The Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo was in the area as part of a three-day working visit to the district as well as the Atebubu/Amantin and Sene districts.
The Regional Co-ordinating Director explained that of all the manifestoes of the various political parties in the country, the people decided to choose that of the NDC and eventually voted the party into power and so whether they liked it or not, all civil servants had no option than to ensure that they committed themselves towards the successful implementation of the NDC policies.
‘‘Our vision and mission is to serve any government that the people decides to select and in this present situation, it is the NDC party that our people have chosen and so we must all strive to ensure that all that is stated in the NDC manifesto comes to fruition. We serve the government of the day and the NDC constitutes the government of the day,’’ Mr Chaahaah emphasised.
The regional minister for his part stressed the need for civil servants to be time conscious, disciplined and eschew laziness in order to impress upon their subordinates to maintain those values.
He pointed out that the Pru district was among the newly created ones and as such was confronted with a lot of challenges, including the lack of accommodation, health and educational facilities, water and sanitation problems, among others.
‘‘You have a herculean task to perform since you also have people with different backgrounds and diverse cultures and I think that, you need to be circumspect in dealing with them,’’ Mr Nyamekye–Marfo observed.
He noted with regret the inhuman treatment that some of the heads meted out to their subordinates and, therefore, urged them to establish a cordial relationship with those they were working with.
He appealed to the heads to assist the government to achieve its ‘‘Better Ghana’’ agenda, saying that, they should not allow their political coloration to show up in the discharge of their official duties as civil servants.
‘‘If you want to be a politician, then just drop your identity and go into full time politics. I want to urge you to promote the agenda of the government that aims at improving the lives of the people’’, Mr Nyamekye-Marfo advised.
The regional minister said discussions were ongoing towards the establishment of a military base at Yeji to deal with armed robbery and other criminal cases in the area, however, he urged the security personnel to continue with their night patrols so as to keep the peace in the district.
Mr Nyamekye- Marfo inspected a number of development projects being undertaken by the district assembly and paid courtesy calls on traditional authorities in the area, including the Omanhene of the Yeji Traditional Area, Pemampem Kabrose, who appealed to the regional minister to use his good office to see to the improvement of the road network in the district and the construction of a befitting district assembly offices and other infrastructural works.