Government to reinstate some revoked appointments – Kwakye Ofosu

The government says some revoked appointments will be reinstated if investigations confirm that due process was followed.

Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, explained that a special revocation committee has been established under the Office of the Chief of Staff.

He added that the sole purpose was to review the wave of dismissals that followed the 2024 elections. According to him, the government is committed to fairness in handling the revoked appointments and will not deny workers their rights if recruitment was carried out properly.

Speaking on JoyFM’s Top Story on Tuesday, September 16, which was keenly monitored by today.com.gh, Mr. Ofosu said the committee is carefully examining each case on its merits. He stressed that the government is determined to separate politically motivated concerns from legitimate procedural issues.

“As I speak to you, there’s a revocation committee set up under the auspices of the Chief of Staff, which is pursuing all the cases on their merits. Where it is found that due process was not followed, the dismissals will stand. But where it is shown that due process is followed, those people will be reinstated,” he explained.

Mr. Ofosu argued that during the transition period after the December 2024 elections, the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government rushed appointments into the civil service without following proper recruitment procedures. He noted that this compelled corrective measures by the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.

“The fact that they are affiliated with NPP is not an issue. They bypassed laid-down processes. They had eight years to employ everybody that they needed to employ, yet they lost elections, and within a matter of a month, they had railroaded people into the civil service without real cost to due process,” he said.

The Minister emphasized that the government has nothing against individuals seeking employment but insisted that fairness and adherence to the rules must remain the standard.

“We are a country governed by rules, so you cannot bypass the laid-down process and unfairly tilt the process in favour of persons aligned to one political party or the other,” he added.

On broader public perception, Mr. Ofosu said feedback points to “general satisfaction” with government performance, particularly regarding the economy. He argued that conditions today are significantly better than they were at the beginning of 2025 when the NDC assumed office.

“The improvements in the economy have been felt by all, and every person engaging in an honest assessment will concede that things are much better today than they were at the beginning of the year in January or February when we took over,” he said.

He admitted, however, that challenges remain, particularly in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. He assured that the government continues to take measures to confront the canker and mitigate its impact on the environment and livelihoods.

“As is the case in the fight against galamsey, we continue to take measures to ensure that we overcome it, so the public can follow what we are doing and appreciate that we are working to alleviate the difficulties that this particular canker poses,” Mr. Ofosu added.