The National Youth Organizer hopeful of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) to halt the intended victimization of card-bearing members of the party.
According to Brogya Genfi, the leadership of GNAT has attempted to hound out their members who are perceived to be card-bearing members of the NDC holding Executive positions within the party, from occupying Executive positions in the Association.
“It must be pointed out in clear and unequivocal terms to the leadership of GNAT, that Freedom of Association (including political association) is an inalienable right bestowed upon every citizen of Ghana, including members of the NDC, by the 1992 Constitution. GNAT cannot, therefore, continue to maintain any alien clause or provision in its own constitution that debars its Executive members from holding Executive positions in any political party including the NDC. This arbitrary decision does not only fly in the face of reason, but it also violates a landmark Supreme Court ruling permitting public servants to hold positions in political parties” he said.
He, therefore, warned GNAT to abandon all such plans to yank NDC members off their Executive positions in the Association because such a decision is a clear violation of the laws of Ghana and the fundamental human rights of individuals.
The former Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser said the NDC giving GNAT no other option than to abandon their illegal threat, or they will be compelled to call on all NDC members within GNAT to resign from the Association and join any other Teacher Union of their choice.
Source:MyNewsGh.com/Stephen Zoure/2018