NPP Communicators Suspend Strike Action Over Unpaid Allowance, , Xmas Bonus

The Communication team members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, responsible for defending and promoting the ruling government projects across the country on various media platforms have rescinded their decision to embark on a sit-down strike over their unpaid allowances.

This comes on the back of a meeting the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua held with leadership of the Communication team, on Sunday, 29 January 2023.

The NPP’s communicators in the Ashanti Regional, had announced their decision to embark on a strike action over their unpaid outstanding allowances.

“At a General Meeting of Regional and National Communications Directors, a conclusion was made that from Tomorrow, Monday, 30th January, 2023, ALL COMMUNICATORS are embarking on a SIT DOWN STRIKE until further notice,” the communicators said in an announcement, signed by the Ashanti Regional Communication Director, Dennis Kwakwa.

According to the communicators, who promote government business and defend government on various media platforms, they had not been paid their allowances and received nothing for the festive season well.

Therefore, the sit-down strike was to press home demands from the NPP “as regards Communicators’ Welfare.”

Meanwhile the National Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party NPP, Richard Ahiagba said  “Communicators are working!,Defending the party is voluntary and it’s in our constitution”.