If the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) continues to strike, the Registrar-Department General's (RGD) fears it may not meet its income target for 2022.
The Department's operations have come to a standstill owing to a strike that began on April 21 over an unpaid "neutrality allowance."
Mr. Nicholas Ofori Obeng-Twum, the Department's Head of Public Relations, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra on Monday that the strike was wreaking havoc on the department's operations.
All Department activities, including business registration and renewals, as well as marriage registrations, have been stopped since the strike began.
He said that because the RGD is the only body in the country responsible for company registration and certificate renewal, those firms were being harmed by the strike.
"We are losing money here at RGD." It hurts our clients and stakeholders, as well as the business community, which does not bode well for Ghana's Beyond Aid Agenda," he added.
"We have a revenue target of over GH100 million to fulfill." However, we may find it difficult to fulfill it, especially after sitting at home for three weeks since the CLOGSAG strike began, effectively suspending all activities. This will have a significant effect on our income-generating."
Mr. Obeng-Twum added that with just a few weeks until the deadline for enterprises to file their annual returns, the majority of them were likely to fall behind.
Mr. Obeng-Twum said that more than 20 weddings have been put on hold because the Department is unable to register them owing to the continuing strike.
To lessen the impact on clients, he advised them to register and renew their enterprises via the RGD's online platform and the USSD code.
He asked the government to meet with CLOGSAG's leadership as soon as possible to find a long-term solution to the deadlock so that productive work could commence and revenue losses could be avoided.
"I'm pushing the government to meet with the CLOGSAG leadership and reach an equitable agreement on this issue so that the strike may be called off and work resumed."