More workers to go home

The Ghana Palaver writes that The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is implementing its version of the infamous \'Apollos 568\' programme in Government establishment, but in some cases in the quiet.

Among the latest chief executives asked to \"go home\" are Mr. J.H. Newman, Cocoa Board, Col. G.K. Gbikpi, National Lotteries, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre and Ms Sherry Aryittey, GIHOC Distilleries.

According to sources close to government, there is a frantic hunt- down of other officials in top positions in the Ministries and other parastatal organisations, who will either be forced to go on early retirement or even dismissed on flimsy excuses.

\"The developments are creating panicky situations in these departments, where men in top positions feel insecure as searching eyes are turned on them when the \"new rulers\" pass by their offices\", it said.

Already a plan to send some 2,000 soldiers home in an attempt to prune down the size of the Ghana Armed Forces and also rid the Force of those \"suspected\" to be \"non loyalists\", has been shelved temporarily, according to sources.

The sources maintain that the early \"sweet promises\" to the soldiers are only \"moon-shine\", since the plan would be put into operation, as soon as the present exercise in the government departments is over.