"All Illegal Government Promotions Under NPP Will Be Terminated" Asiedu Nketiah

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, Myjoyonline reported that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to undo all "last-minute" promotions of government employees that were made by the departing New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.

The National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, made the announcement and emphasised that any last-minute appointments would likewise be dismissed if they were determined to be unlawful. Asiedu Nketiah charged the NPP government with issuing more than 10,000 employment letters and promoting a number of public sector workers in the latter days of their terms during a victory rally in Sunyani on December 20.

He questioned the NPP's reasons for the abrupt steps and expressed reservations about their timing. Nketiah stated, "We have obtained information regarding appointments and promotions in a number of agencies, including the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority."

Additionally, he said that in an attempt to hide unlawful actions within the departing government, some appointment letters were backdated. Asiedu Nketiah specifically brought up promotions that were granted to people he feels support the NPP, despite the fact that they weren't deserving of them.

He claimed that these people were purposefully positioned in important roles to safeguard the interests of the departing administration. He made it plain that any hiring or advancements that were discovered to be unlawful would be stopped, and those in charge of planning them might be fired.

The NDC's determination to combat what they perceive to be corruption in public institutions was demonstrated by Nketiah's statement that "any official involved in these fraudulent activities will be sacked unless they can provide a legitimate explanation." Once in power, the NDC has pledged to look into these last-minute acts in detail and take the necessary steps.