More than 140 suspended employees of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) have petitioned President John Mahama and Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, appealing for urgent intervention in what they describe as unfair treatment by the company’s new Managing Director, Adam Mutawakilu.
The affected staff, numbering 144, have been on suspension since February. They say the decision has left many of them homeless, financially distressed, and unable to provide for their families.
Speaking to Adom News, spokesperson Yussif Amuda Adam Gunu said several efforts to resolve the matter internally have been ignored.
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“We are 144 staff members who have been suspended. We’ve written letters, made calls, and followed all processes, but nothing has come out of it. Our only hope now is President Mahama and the Chief of Staff. We are pleading with them to call the MD to order and help us return to work,” he said.
Mr. Gunu added that some workers have already been evicted from their homes and are struggling to care for their children. “We’re not criminals. We’ve only been treated unfairly by the new leadership,” he lamented.
Several of the suspended employees further described the action as politically motivated and inhumane, despite their years of dedicated service to the company.
They are calling on the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, the Public Utilities Workers’ Union (PUWU), and human rights organisations to investigate the matter and push for their reinstatement.
Efforts to obtain a response from the GWCL Managing Director have so far been unsuccessful.
Story By: Afia Ohenewaa Akyerem