Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), has expressed strong disapproval of recent actions taken by Sam Dzata George, the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation.
Nkansah in a Facebook post on March 12, 2025, highlighted the termination of approximately 16 public servants employed at the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), a move he claimed is attributed to directives issued by the minister’s Chief Director.
Nkansah emphasized that these employees were recruited through a transparent process overseen by the Public Services Commission.
He noted that the recruitment process included public advertisements and interviews, ensuring merit-based hiring. Some of the affected staff had completed their probationary periods, with one individual reportedly employed as far back as 2017.
In his post, he questioned the rationale behind terminating public servants hired in an election year, even if their appointments occurred in January.
He raised concerns about the precedent such actions might set, suggesting that it could lead to future governments dismissing appointees hired under opposing administrations.
“Dear Hon. Sam Dzata George, (Minister for Comms, Digital Technology and Innovation),
I have just seen a list of about 16 Public Servants who work at Gifec, whose appointments you have instructed to be terminated by your chief director.
“These staff were properly hired through interviews conducted by the Public Services Commission several months ago after recruitment adverts were published in the dailies and have completed their probation. One of them was even hired in 2017.
“Are we now saying Public Servants cannot be engaged in an election year even if it’s in January? What kind of Nation are we building? Do you expect a future NPP Government to maintain those you will hire to replace these People?” the post read.
AM/KA
Meanwhile, watch this Ghana Month special edition of People and Places as we hear the story of how the head of Kwame Nkrumah’s bronze statue was returned after 43 years, below:
You can also watch the latest episode of #Trending GH as Ghanaians call for economic solutions instead of KIA renaming
