NDC administration will reverse all ‘last-minute’ govt employment and promotions – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has announced that the NDC administration would reverse all “last minute” government employments and promotions made by the outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.

Mr. Asiedu Nketia emphasizd that all “last minute” appointments in the government sector would also be terminated, if proven to have been illegally done.

“All those who illegally gain recruitment and promotions in the public institutions and agencies would be terminated or reversed,” he said.

Speaking at a thanksgiving rally in Sunyani after the December 7 elections victory, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia alleged that the NPP government has issued about 10,000 appointment letters and promoted several government officials in public institutions and agencies.

Mr. Asiedu Nketiah expressed concerns over what he described as a “last-minute rush” by the current government to fill positions and promote individuals in the public sector.

Mr Asiedu Nketia mentioned the Customers Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), as some of the institutions the NDC has gathered information that the “last-minute” appointments and promotions are being done.

Furthermore, the NDC National Chairman alleged that the outgoing government has backdated some of the appointment letters to “cover up their illegal activities.”

“All those who have illegally gained recruitments and promotions in the public institutions and agencies would be terminated or reversed,” he said.

He argued that these actions are politically motivated and undermine the integrity of the civil service.

According to him the party is committed to ensuring that appointments and promotions are based on merit and not political affiliations.

By: Claude Kumi Abisa, Sunyani- Bono Region