By The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to reverse the revocation of the last-minute appointments done by the Akufo-Addo administration.
Ahiagbah says that in fulfilment of the President’s oath to work in the interest of all Ghanaians, Mr Mahama must immediately rescind the termination of the appointments.
“God and posterity will not forgive the NDC for the livelihood-destroying revocations. President John Dramani Mahama, please stop or reverse these mass revocations in fulfilment of your oath of office,” he wrote on his X page.
Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia also expressed surprise that the Mahama government, which he said campaigned on creating more jobs for the youth, is rather rendering young Ghanaians jobless by dismissing them from their workplace.
The Mahama government, through a directive by Chief of Staff, Julius Deborah, has dismissed a number of young Ghanaians in various public sectors employed by the previous government.
The mass dismissals have been variously condemned, with some workers’ unions threatening strike action if their members, whom they said were legitimately employed, are not reinstated.
Expressing concern over the issue in a post on his Facebook page, former Vice President Bawumia, called out the Mahama government, over what he described as “arbitrary” and “unfair” dismissals, and urged the President to protect all citizens by reversing the revocation of employment.
Dr. Bawumia wondered how a government which campaigned on jobs, would now be dismissing young people, who were “legitimately employed” and render them jobless.
“When Ghanaians voted for change in the 2024 general elections, it manifested the desire to continue with national development albeit with different people at the helm of affairs. It was within this spirit that I gave an early concession speech, urging all Ghanaians to support our new President as he attempts to make his contribution to the cumulative progress successive governments have chalked over the years, ” Dr. Bawumia wrote.
“Since assuming office, however, the government of President Mahama has pursued a series of actions targeting Ghanaians who were legitimately employed during the previous administration.”
“It is ironic that a party which campaigned on the wings of jobs for all Ghanaians is arbitrarily dismissing the same Ghanaians, rendering them jobless, just because a different government employed them to put their talents to bear on the nation’s development and earn income to cater for themselves and their families”
Dr. Bawumia urged President Mahama to be a President for all Ghanaians and protect all citizens, by reversing the dismissals.
