Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has sued the government over the revocation of appointments and recruitments made by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after the December 7 elections.
According to court documents filed at the Accra High Court and sighted by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Dame is challenging a directive issued by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, in February 2025, ordering state institutions to annul all post-election recruitments.
Godfred Dame argued that the Chief of Staff’s directive exceeds constitutional authority, as Article 191(b) prohibits dismissals without “just cause.”
He further stated that many of the affected public sector workers were recruited well before the December 7 elections.
Dame noted that the terminations allegedly targets appointees linked to the previous administration, thereby undermining public service neutrality as outlined in Article 191(a).
The hearing is scheduled for June 2025.
On February 12, 2025, Julius Debrah, issued a directive revoking all appointments and recruitments made into the public service establishments after December 7, 2024.
In the directive, he requested all heads of government institutions to take necessary steps to annul these appointments and recruitments into public offices.
The move, according to the Chief of Staff, was consistent with the government’ decision on near-end-of-tenure appointments and recruitments.
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