Koomson
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The
Ghana
Federation
of
Labour
has
warned
of
massive
multiple
demonstrations
if
officials
of
the
Social
Security
and
National
Insurance
Trust
(SSNIT)
refuse
to
rescind
the
decision
to
sell
60%
shares
of
its
four
hotels
to
Rock
City
Limited.
A
livid
General
Secretary
of
the
group,
Abraham
Koomson,
has
called
on
the
Director-
General
of
SSNIT,
Kofi
Bosompem
Osafo-Maafo
to
resign
if
he
cannot
do
the
job.
“What
is
it?
I
can’t
understand.
If
you
think
that
you
cannot
cope,
quit
before
you
are
sacked.
Look,
if
they
joke
with
we
workers…”
he
threatened.
His
comments
follow
the
justification
offered
by
Mr
Osafo-Maafo
on
July
8
for
the
sale
of
the
SSNIT’s
stake
in
the
hotels.
The
SSNIT,
in
justifying
the
decision,
said
it
has
so
far
invested
over
GHC230
million
to
revive
the
hotels,
but
they
have
failed
to
yield
any
returns.
This
is
despite
public
outrage
and
calls
by
the
National
Pensions
Regulatory
Commission
for
the
sale
to
be
suspended.
The
Director-General
of
SSNIT,
addressing
a
news
conference
in
Accra,
also
discounted
claims
that
the
son
of
Freddy
Blay
bid
for
the
hotels
for
over
GHC150
million.
He
explained
that
the
company
that
bid
for
Freddy
Blay’s
son
failed
to
meet
the
requirement.
But
Abraham
Koomson,
on
3FM’s
Hot
Edition,
could
not
fathom
the
reason
behind
the
SSNIT’s
adamancy
in
selling
off
the
hotels’
shares
despite
calls
for
a
halt.
He
lamented.
“They
are
joking.
We
will
go
on
the
ground
and
organise
massive
multiple
demonstrations
across
the
country.
What
is
it?
You
have
been
employed
as
CEO.
You
are
told
don’t
sell
this
thing.
If
it’s
about
mismanagement
of
the
hotels,
get
competent
people
to
run
the
place.
Why
do
you
sell
it?
Even
the
offer
being
made,
their
own
advisor
recommended
strongly
that
they
shouldn’t
sell
to
the
person
they
want
to,
since
the
payment
arrangement
will
not
favour
SSNIT.
What
is
it?
Are
they
themselves
going
to
buy
it
or
what?
As
CEO,
you
are
an
employee
of
SSNIT.
You
don’t
own
the
place.
You
are
not
yourself.
What
is
it?”
he
quizzed.
Mr
Koomson
further
lamented
how
their
members
are
accusing
them
of
being
compromised,
hence
their
inability
to
comment
better
on
the
issue.
“Our
members
are
blaming
us
that
maybe
we
have
taken
something,
that’s
why
we
are
behaving
the
way
we
are.
If
they
like,
they
should
joke.
We
will
go
all
out,”
he
warned.