Politicians told to consult the people before development projects

Wa, Nov. 13, GNA – Dr. Yaw Baah, Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on Ghanaians not to wait for politicians to give them promises but as voters they should rather tell them what they  need in terms of development.     He said politicians who are seeking the mandate of the people must begin to engage the people in a common platform for them to tell them what they need and what should be given to them first in order to add meaning to the democratic path that the country had chosen.     Dr. Baah, who made the call during the Upper West Regional Council of Labour meeting in Wa, stated that the labour union and others must begin to lead the crusade to change that practice.     “The only way we can get our politicians to do the right thing is to tell them what we want and force them to do it according to the way we want it to be done”, he said.   Dr Baah said the purpose for holding the Regional Council of Labour meeting was to brief workers on national issues and also to elect new Regional Executives to lead workers in the region for the next four years.     Some of the national issues Dr. Baah touched on were about the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) and the new pension scheme.     He said the Single Spine had come to stay and it should be made to work effectively and efficiently for all beneficiaries.     He said it was true that under the Single Spine, some people benefited more than others but noted that on the average everybody who had been enrolled into the policy benefited something.     Dr. Baah advised workers especially the young ones to make it a point to always visit SSNIT office frequently to check on their contributions and other details that would guarantee them a smooth retirement when the time comes.     GNA ... Read Full Story