General News of Monday, 1 May 2017Source: citifmonline.comBe more committed to Ghana – Akufo-Addo to workersPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoAs Ghanaian workers celebrate May Day, President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged public sector workers to rise above the lackadaisical status quo if Ghana is to realise its potential for growth In his address at the May Day parade at the Black Star Square, President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the poor attitude of public workers to work, which anchored in stereotypes which are viewed as the norm in the civil service. Everything comes to a stop when it rains and we seem to expect the rest of the world also to stop.” “We have no respect for the hours set aside for work. We spend hours chatting on the telephone… we take a week off for every funeral and then we wonder why we are not competitive,” President Akufo-Addo stated. He further noted the shoddy work carried out on government projects in recent times as contributing the retarded development of the country. “How come very old classroom blocks withstand storms and heavy rainfall whilst the roofs of nearby newly built ones are ripped off regularly.

Source: GhanaWeb May 01, 2017 13:30 UTC