Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has disclosed that 541 public sector appointments have been revoked following a review of recruitments made after the December 7, 2024 general elections.
According to him, the decision was based on due process and compliance considerations, not political motives.
Speaking on March 3, 2026, during the Government Accountability Series at the Presidency, he presented findings from a Special Committee set up by the Chief of Staff to review public sector appointments made immediately after the 2024 elections.
He noted that a number of affected individuals petitioned over the revocation of their appointments to institutions including the Forestry Plantation Development Fund, the National Investment Bank, the National Development Planning Commission, the Ghana EXIM Bank and the Ghana Commercial Bank, among others.
Mentioning the committee’s findings, he said,
“Of the 36 institutions that appeared before it, 28 had commenced the recruitment processes before the 7th December election.
A total of 13 institutions revoked appointments made in response to the 7th of December 2024 revocation directive.
17 institutions did not revoke their appointments but sought guidance from the office of the President.
16 of the cases reported by the institutions were mainly payroll related.”
He disclosed that in total, 2,080 recruitments, appointments and promotions were reported by the institutions.
“Out of the 2,080 recruitments, appointments and promotions, 879 were revoked by the institutions themselves while 1,201 appointments were left.”
However, he said the committee independently recommended their own revocations.
“The committee recommended however that the recruitments, appointments and promotions of 541 persons were revoked because the recruitment process ended after 7th December, 2024, and failed to meet a pass mark.”
Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained why the committee’s figure differed from that of the institutions.
“This differential is because the committee paid special attention to vulnerable groups including persons with disabilities particularly within the Ghana Education Service.”
He added that some appointments that did not comply strictly with laid-down procedures were nonetheless allowed to stand due to their conditions.
“We found that the appointments should be revoked because it did not comply with the laid down process, but because of their peculiar situation and the hardship that could be imposed upon them if we’re to enforce the directive, they were given some clemency and therefore allowed to regularise their processes.”
He then stressed that the exercise was not politically motivated.
“The decision to revoke these appointments was not based on a witch hunt, there was no political motive beyond the desire to uphold due process and ensure compliance with the rules.”
