Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has issued a strong warning to his employees, advising them not to participate in the upcoming strike organized by Organized Labour.
Mr Jumah argued that the reasons behind the planned strike are national concerns and do not specifically relate to GIHOC’s operations.
He emphasized that he does not support the protest and will not tolerate any staff involvement, as it goes against the company’s regulations.
In an interview with Oyerepa FM, Jumah cautioned that any GIHOC employee who chooses to join the strike will face immediate dismissal.
“We, the campaign team members of Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, during the presidential primaries, have gathered here today. Some of us followed him to the Movement of Change when he withdrew from the presidential primaries. Upon advice from national campaign leadership, we, the youth in the Central Region, who campaigned for Alan and his Movement for Change, have decided to return to our mother party, the NPP.
“As former president John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor once said, it is better to be a messenger in a ruling party than to be a general secretary in a position party. NPP has undertaken numerous departmental projects within its almost eight-year term in office. We want the NPP to continue its progress rather than an opposition party that lacks direction.”
This follows Organised Labour’s notice to strike on October 10, 2024, if the government does not address their concerns.
The group has engaged in discussions with the government, demanding a nationwide ban on illegal mining, also known as galamsey, but the talks ended without an agreement.
Various religious leaders, political figures, and state institutions have joined the growing call to put an end to the galamsey issue.
In response, some frustrated citizens launched a three-day strike, urging the government to take decisive action against illegal mining.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has since announced the deployment of military personnel to key mining areas to combat the menace.