TUC Congress slated for Kumasi in August

The TUC is scheduled to hold its Congress in Kumasi next month to evaluate its activities in the last four years and also strategize for the next four years. 

One of the major items on the agenda will be the election of new national executives including the next Secretary General. 

The current Secretary General of the GTUC, Kofi Asamoah, who has successfully completed two terms of eight years, may not be seeking another term.

It has become a convention that holders of the position last for a maximum of eight years. 

Radio Ghana sources within the GTUC indicate that the current Deputy Secretary General, Dr.Yaw Baah, could likely take over. 

Kofi Asamoah took over from Akwasi Adu Amankwaa in 2008 after serving as the Deputy Secretary General. Kofi Asamoah has been speaking about continuity in the leadership of the TUC. 

However, the General Secretary of the Public Services Workers Union, Richard Ampaabeng, told our Correspondent, that nominations have not yet opened for interested persons to contest for any of the positions. 

This will be done before the Congress but gave an assurance that the delegates will choose a competent management team to lead the labour movement to fight for the rights of Ghanaian workers.

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