Bawumia Appeals to Mahama to Reverse “Unfair” Dismissals
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to rescind and reverse the directive to revoke the appointment of public sector workers employed at the final moments of the immediate past president.
He observes that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has persistently targeted Ghanaians who gained legitimate appointments during NPP tenure.
Dr Bawumia argued that the incumbent government after campaigning to create jobs for the teeming youth, shouldn’t be spearheading such dismissals.
“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.”
According to him, the vote for change by Ghanaians in the 2024 Presidential election reflected the will of the citizen’s desire to correct all wrongs in governance and not to be subjected to the same by the new government.
“Ghanaians understood the promise of change to mean discarding the ills associated with the governance of our nation since 1992 and also an opportunity to show the way for future governments. There is no reset by repeating or escalating what may have happened in the past.”
“There are also reports of the government’s intention to terminate the appointments of persons performing critical jobs such as security personnel, nurses, and teachers simply because they were appointed during the tenure of the previous administration. That will be most unfortunate.”
His message posted on Facebook also waded into the raid of the home of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta by military personnel and the attacks on journalists.
“Furthermore, there is a general atmosphere of insecurity with attacks on journalists, the use of our military to raid the homes of former government officials and communities, as well as mobs attacking innocent individuals and state institutions.”
To the 2024 Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, this is reminiscent of a military takeover and not a peaceful democratic transition.
“These are certainly worrying times for our democracy, and the earlier action is taken to protect institutions and democratic practice, the better it would be for Ghana’s forward match.”
In a heartfelt appeal, he urged the President to put a stop to these developments, reversing the unfair dismissals, and protecting all citizens.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
