CLOGSAG Leadership Dispute Deepens as Acting President Challenges Purported Appointments
A leadership dispute within the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has intensified, with Acting President Benjamin Otoo challenging purported new appointments and directing the association’s regional and district structures not to recognise them until the High Court determines their validity.
The dispute has put the authority of the contested appointments before the court, leaving CLOGSAG’s regional and district executives under instructions to hold back on implementing any administrative decisions arising from them.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Mr Otoo said the appointments currently being circulated among members were disputed and that the matter had already been placed before the High Court for determination.
He said the court had scheduled a date to hear the matter and urged all Regional Executives, District Executives and members of the association to refrain from taking action on the basis of the contested appointments until the court had ruled.
The directive means that notices, directives or other administrative actions linked to the disputed appointments should not be implemented by the association’s regional and district structures while the legal process is ongoing.
“The purported appointments are disputed and their validity is before the High Court,” Mr Otoo said.
He therefore called on regional and district executives to refrain from recognising the appointments, stressing that the judicial determination should come before any steps are taken to give effect to them.
Call for restraint
The Acting President also appealed to members to remain calm and law-abiding as the leadership dispute goes through the judicial process.
He warned against actions that could undermine the unity and institutional integrity of CLOGSAG, urging members and executives across the association to exercise restraint.
The appeal comes as the competing positions over the disputed appointments create the potential for uncertainty within the association’s administrative structures, particularly at the regional and district levels.
Mr Otoo said his office remained focused on protecting what he described as the institutional integrity, property and collective interests of CLOGSAG while the matter was before the court.
He called on all stakeholders, including members and executives of the association, to respect the judicial process and allow the court to settle the dispute.
The Acting President’s position is that no administrative action should be taken on the basis of the contested appointments until the High Court has made its determination.
He consequently urged members to avoid actions that could prejudge the case or deepen the leadership tensions within the association.
The statement ended with a direct appeal for the dispute to be settled through the legal process: “Let the court determine the matter.”
