The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government for the recent revocation of public sector appointments and recruitment.

Addressing the press in Parliament on Monday, March 3, 2025, former Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam accused the current administration of exacerbating the country's unemployment crisis.

“The termination of the jobs of young Ghanaians, which has become synonymous with President Mahama as ‘Terminator 1,’ is a sign of what is yet to come. Sacking people from employment and later replacing them with others does not amount to job creation. What the people of Ghana want are new jobs for those yet to be employed.

“President Mahama knows that the programmes he outlined in his statement; ‘nkoko nkitinkiti’ and the rest cannot create sustainable jobs for the Ghanaian youth. Hence, the resort to terminating existing jobs for future replacements to artificially inflate job numbers,” he added.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has issued a directive revoking all public service appointments and recruitments made after December 7, 2024.

He has instructed all heads of government institutions to take the necessary steps to annul these appointments and recruitments.

The Chief of Staff explained that this decision aligns with the government’s position on last-minute appointments and recruitments, which were deemed inconsistent with established good governance practices and principles.

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