The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has outrightly condemned the revocation of the last-minute appointment in the public and civil service made by the previous administration demanding that the government reinstates all terminated appointments.
The TUC says the actions of the current administration are unfair, inconsistent, and detrimental to the welfare of the country’s workforce.
A statement issued by TUC on February 24, 2025, cited by The High Street Journal described the actions of the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah as problematic and an attack on the livelihoods of many young Ghanaians who have been affected by the decision.
An earlier statement from the presidency signed by the Chief of Staff directed all heads of government institutions to revoke all last-minute appointments made by the previous administration after December 7, 2024. Julius Debrah justifies that those actions smack on compliance and good governance principles.
But TUC argues that these actions have resulted in unjustified dismissals including some employees who had been on contract for years but only had their status regularized at the dying embers of the previous government.
“We find the directive by the Chief of Staff very problematic, to say the least. Not only is his directive open to abuse but we find it extremely difficult to understand how Government could describe all appointments or recruitments made after 7th December 2024 as not in compliance with good governance practices and principles,” TUC maintained.
Given that these Ghanaians who have lost their employment due to the decision of the government were educated at a huge cost to their families and on the country’s coffers, TUC is calling on President John Dramani Mahama to halt the revocations and reinstate all those affected.
According to TUC, it is unconscionable for the government to revoke the appointment of persons who have been struggling on the job market for years in search of jobs. Such actions, TUC says drain the patriotism of these affected young men and women.
“The TUC calls on H.E. John Dramani Mahama to stop the ongoing terminations of appointments in the Public Service,” the Congress demanded
“The mass termination of employment of teachers, nurses and others, who have been educated at great cost to their families and the nation and who may have stayed at home for years struggling to obtain employment can be devastating for these young men and women. It can also completely sap the patriotism of these young men and women,” portions of the letter signed by the General Secretary of TUC, Joshua Ansah read.
Meanwhile, a private legal practitioner and National Organizer of the opposition NPP, Henry Nana Boakye is leading a class action suit against the government for its actions.
The suit that has been filed seeks to challenge the constitutionality of the termination of the appointments and demand the recall of the affected.
