The
Ghana
Medical
Association
(GMA)
has
reaffirmed
its
commitment
to
participate
in
the
impending
strike
on
Monday
by
Organised
Labour
unless
the
Social
Security
National
Insurance
Trust
(SSNIT)
officially
communicates
its
termination
of
the
sale
of
its
four
hotels.
Organised
Labour
announced
its
intention
to
embark
on
a
nationwide
strike
on
Monday,
July
15,
to
demand
that
SSNIT
terminate
the
sale
of
60%
of
its
shares
in
the
four
hotels.
This
decision
was
made
after
the
National
Executive
Council
(NEC)
of
Organised
Labour
held
an
emergency
meeting
on
July
12,
2024,
to
discuss
the
recent
development.
The
GMA,
in
a
statement,
declared
its
intention
to
join
the
strike.
However,
Rock
City
Hotel,
owned
by
the
Minister
of
Agriculture,
Bryan
Acheampong,
has
announced
its
intention
not
to
proceed
with
the
purchase
of
the
hotels.
Additionally,
SSNIT
has
issued
a
statement
confirming
the
termination
of
the
deal.
In
an
interview
with
Selorm
Adonoo
on
The
Big
Issue
on
Channel
One
TV,
the
General
Secretary
of
the
Ghana
Medical
Association
(GMA),
Dr.
Richard
Selormey,
emphasized
that
their
members
will
withdraw
Outpatient
Department
(OPD)
services
from
July
15
to
17,
2024,
and
emergency
services
from
July
18
to
21,
2024.
He
also
stressed
that
their
decision
remains
in
effect
until
a
contrary
instruction
is
communicated
by
Organised
Labour.
“We
have
not
heard
any
contrary
directive
or
decision
from
Organised
Labour,
neither
have
we
received
any
formal
communication
from
SSNIT.
For
now,
all
[SSNIT]
communication
people
have
sighted
on
social
media
are
rumours.
“I
believe
that
SSNIT
knows
that
the
proper
thing
to
do
is
to
formally
communicate
properly
to
Organised
Labour…We
believe
SSNIT
knows
what
to
do
is
to
reach
out
to
Organised
Labour,
so
as
we
speak,
the
status
quo
remains,
the
statement
holds.
When
SSNIT
does
what
is
necessary,
Organised
Labour
will
reconvene
quickly,
make
a
decision
and
communicate
to
our
members.
“Today
is
available,
tomorrow
Sunday
is
available,
probably
early
morning
of
Monday
is
available.
From
July
15-17,
OPD
services
will
be
withdrawn,
it
is
subsequent
to
that
emergency
services
will
be
withdrawn,
and
July
22,
is
what
we
have
agreed
to
withdraw
all
services.
“It
is
not
our
wish
that
this
should
go
on.
I
think
they
should
be
asking
the
other
side,
that
is
the
government
or
SSNIT
to
actually
do
the
right
thing
by
formally
communicating
their
decisions
and
providing
evidence
of
the
same
to
Organised
Labour
for
us
to
quickly
reconvene,
and
take
the
decision
and
communicate
same
to
our
members
and
the
public.
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