The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Henry Nana Boakye has strongly criticized the government’s decision to revoke all recruitments made after December 2024, saying it’s poorly conceived, illegal and damaging to the hard working Ghanaian.
In a press conference on Thursday February 13, 2025, Mr. Boakye stated that, the directive undermines the legal foundation and compromises the integrity of Ghana’s public service recruitment processes.
“The president’s directive to the Chief of Staff instructing Heads of government agencies to nullify all public service appointments made after December 7th is poorly conceived, illegal and profoundly damaging to the hard working Ghanaian”.
According to him, the decision by the Chief of Staff contradicts the core principles of job creation which the ruling party promised through its 24 hour economy.
He emphasized that public service recruitments in Ghana is not arbitrary as it follows strict bureaucratic processes with multiple levels of approval before personnel can be hired.
“Public service recruitment in Ghana is not arbitrary. It follows strict bureaucratic processes with multiple levels of approval before hiring personnel. Any agency must obtain financial clearance or board approval from the relevant authorities, and in some cases, even from the Public Services Commission,” Boakye explained.
He further highlighted the importance of securing financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to incorporate new hires into its annual budget planning, adhering to specific timelines set by the Ministry of Finance, which often spans months or even years.
“The processes of recruitment are thorough and cannot be bypassed. To suggest that public agencies could bypass all these procedures after December 7, 2024, and illegally recruit staff is unreasonable. The date of appointment does not invalidate the due process that was followed before these individuals were hired”.
“If recruitment occurred within an approved financial clearance period, nullifying these appointments clearly violates administrative justice and employment rights,” Boakye quizzed.
