By The Engineering Council of Ghana expresses regret over Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah’s refusal to issue an apology to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Workers’ Union concerning the recent arrest of one of their Managers.
Mr. Osei-Mensah stood firm in his decision to reject the Workers’ Union’s plea for an apology regarding the arrest of ECG’s Ashanti Region East Manager, Ing. Mark Wiafe Asomani.
The Minister justified his stance, citing security concerns that compelled him to instruct the police to summon Ing. Asomani.
In an interview with Citi News, Engineer Isaac Bedu, the registrar of the Engineering Council, described the Regional Minister’s actions as regrettable and disclosed that the council will endeavor to facilitate dialogue between both parties on the matter.
“It is unfortunate for him to interfere in the work of staff who are genuinely performing their duties and then when you are asked to apologise, you say you will not apologise.
“We don’t want this to be like a precedent where anybody can just interfere in the work of professionals when they are doing their work. We may engage further and we urge the workers to exercise restraint and go about their normal duties.”
