Workers of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) in Kumasi, have called for removal of Albert Kweku Hammond, Chief Executive of the Authority.

They said the Chief Executive has publicly demonstrated that "he is not there for the interest of the workers and for that reason, he should immediately park out of office to avoid the wrath of the workers'.

This was an outcome of a durbar by the GHA workers in Kumasi on Tuesday. The workers who are on a sit-down strike since 9 May, wore red bands and held placards some of which read, "Hammond must go", "We are dying of poor salaries", "Hammond is insensitive to our plight", "GHA Chief Executive must be probed", "Our CEO lives on charity.

The workers in a resolution read by Eric Obeng-Kwakye, Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Construction and Building Material Workers Union (CBMWU) of the TUC of the GHA, wondered how the Chief Executive could say on a television programme that the GHA does not generate funds.

They stressed the need for Management and the Board of Directors to make sure that the new Collective Agreement and the new salary and wages structures are signed on or before 16 May to avoid further disturbances.

The workers, who expressed concern about their poor conditions of service, alleged that all efforts made to improve salaries and wage structures have failed. It affirmed the decision of the workers at GHA headquarters in Accra and called on the government to bring back Kwasi Abbey-Sam, the former Chief Executive.

They resolved not to resume work until the new bargaining agreement and the new salary structure have been approved.