Staff of the Information Service Department say they played no role in the production of an error-ridden Independence Day brochure, which has embarrassed government.
They are angry for being made to take the blame for the errors that included addressing the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta as President of the Republic of Ghana
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Hooting, shouting, and chanting minutes before a press conference, the workers say they cannot accept responsibility for the errors.
This sharply contradicts that of the department’s acting director Francis Kwarteng Arthur who issued an apology Monday for what he called "misrepresentations."
Angered by the decision, the workers abandoned work Tuesday and were engaged in a meeting with management and their Director.
“ISD was not involved in the printing. We don’t know anything about it. We don’t know how it was printed….so whoever did the job must come out to apologise”.
“We cannot apologise for what we didn’t do” a female staff screamed at Joy News’ Manasseh Azure.
The workers are shocked at the Acting Director for exposing his staff to embarrassment in the media as well as social media after he signed a letter taking responsibility.
“Why would he issue an apology?” a quizzical-looking staff told Joy News. The staff said they are too demoralised to work and want their professional integrity cleared following rebuking and insulting commentary in the media and on social media.
In an intriguing twist, Manasseh Azure’s checks revealed that the letterhead used to issue the apology is different from what the Department uses for its official letters.
Photo: Official ISD letterhead
Further checks at the printing section of ISD revealed that the unit has been printing the brochure for the past five years but did not print this year’s edition. The unit has not been functioning for some time because of a lack of electricity.
Photo: The workers are waiting at the Communications Ministry for an explanation from the Acting. Director Francis Kwarteng Arthur.
The ISD Director has asked the media to leave the meeting, promising to address journalists after meeting with his agitated staff, although the Director states that nobody in the ISD handled any aspect of the Independence Day brochure.
Fingers are pointing to Presidential staffer Stan Dogbe as the one responsible for the printing of the brochure.
On Sunday, March 7, the Chairman of the 59th Independence Anniversary Planning Committee, Commodore Steve Obimpeh, has said questions surrounding the errors in the official anniversary brochure should be directed at Presidential Staffer, Stan Dogbe because he is “responsible for the brochure.”
Stan Dogbe
Stan Dogbe is yet to respond to text messages containing queries from Manasseh Azure.
In a Facebook comment posted 12 hours ago, Stan Dogbe insinuated that "peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer"
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