The
Technical
University
Teachers’
Association
of
Ghana
(TUTAG)
is
demanding
the
total
dissolution
of
the
Social
Security
and
National
Insurance
Trust
(SSNIT)
Board
to
allow
competent
individuals
to
manage
their
pensions.
TUTAG’s
call
comes
after
SSNIT
terminated
the
intended
sale
of
60
percent
of
its
shares
in
four
hotels
to
Rock
City
Hotel,
owned
by
Agriculture
Minister
Bryan
Acheampong.
The
termination
of
the
sale
was
announced
after
Organised
Labour
decided
to
embark
on
a
nationwide
strike
on
Monday,
July
15.
SSNIT
has
officially
communicated
its
decision
to
terminate
the
process
of
selling
off
the
hotels
to
Organised
Labour.
In
a
statement
signed
by
TUTAG’s
National
President,
Prof.
Uriah
S.
Tetteh,
he
stated
that
it
is
insufficient
for
SSNIT
to
discontinue
the
sale
of
its
60%
shares,
and
therefore,
the
Board
members
must
be
sacked
“It
is
the
view
of
members
of
TUTAG
that
it
is
insufficient
for
SSNIT
to
merely
discontinue
the
process
of
selling
its
60%
shares
in
the
four
hotels.
We
believe
that
in
order
to
move
forward
in
the
right
direction
on
this
matter,
it
would
be
appropriate
for
the
Board
to
be
totally
dissolved
to
allow
for
more
competent
individuals
who
are
committed
to
managing
the
affairs
of
our
pensions
to
take
over,
with
labour
unions
constituting
the
majority,”
TUTAG
pointed
out.
TUTAG
is
also
demanding
an
explanation
from
the
Board
and
Management
of
the
National
Pensions
Regulatory
Authority
(NPRA)
regarding
their
sudden
reversal
of
halting
the
process.
“We
also
demand
an
explanation
from
the
Board
and
Management
of
the
National
Pensions
Regulatory
Authority
(NPRA)
on
how
they
initially
disapproved
and
then
miraculously
approved
such
an
unfortunate
sale
within
a
two-week
period
after
halting
the
process.”
TUTAG
has
expressed
solidarity
with
Organised
Labour’s
strike
to
protest
against
SSNIT,
stating
that
it
will
initiate
the
process
of
taking
appropriate
actions
on
the
matter,
which
will
be
communicated
to
the
public
in
due
course.
“Following
the
call
by
the
Trades
Union
Congress
(TUC)
on
all
unions
and
workers
associations
in
the
country
to
declare
a
nation-wide
indefinite
strike
action
to
reject
the
actions
of
the
SSNIT
Board
of
selling
60%
of
its
shares
in
four
hotels,
we,
the
members
of
the
Technical
University
Teachers’
Association
of
Ghana
(TUTAG)
wish
to
show
solidarity
with
the
TUC
on
this
matter.
“We
wish
to
state
that
in
accordance
with
the
procedures
outlined
in
our
Constitution
and
the
Labour
Act,
Act
651
(2003),
our
membership
will
begin
the
processes
of
taking
appropriate
actions
on
the
matter
to
be
communicated
to
the
public
in
due
course.”
Click
to
read
the
statement
by
TUTAG
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