40 former public workers sue gov’t over alleged unlawful dismissals

Forty ex-public sector employees have taken legal action against the government. The aggrieved group is accusing it of wrongful and politically motivated terminations. The workers, hired in 2024, claim their dismissals breached constitutional rights and due process. The firings followed a February 10, 2025, directive from Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, instructing public institutions to […]

First Deputy Speaker blocks probe into mass dismissal of public servants

A motion by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus to investigate the termination of public service appointments made after December 7, 2024, has been dismissed by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor. The motion, led by Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, argued that the dismissals breached good governance principles and citizens’ rights. […]