Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has alleged that top officials at the Finance Ministry have been replaced with workers of Data Bank.
The Minority Leader says persons who worked with the Finance Minister while he was at Data Bank have been employed at the Finance Ministry.
Speaking to journalists at the NDC Headquarters, the Tamale South MP said the removal of public and civil servants must end.
“Even at the Ministry of Finance, as many as eight civil service positions have been filled by officers who hitherto were working with the Minister of Finance at Data Bank and have been out on the payroll at the Ghana Revenue Authority. We will not accept the undue politicisation of the Civil and Public Service of Ghana but even that is tolerable. We will not and we will resist in all full force and in fact we are calling on the development partners and donors who are concerned about our democracy and governance to call the President to order.”
Mr. Iddrisu’s claims come months after former President John Dramani Mahama criticised the governing New Patriotic Party for what he described as frequent dismissals of public sector workers.
Mr. Mahama indicated that the President set a bad precedent by dismissing this category of workers.
He had claimed that although he decided to keep the public sector workers at their various positions when he came to power, the NPP had dismissed all those workers, after taking over from them.
“When I came to power, I left most of these public sector workers but when this [NPP] government took over, they dismissed them, and this is a bad precedent for our governance because potentially government can change in every four years so if another government takes over , it means all those working in the public sector have to be dismissed for a new crop of employees to take over and this is bad for governance.”
In March, the Minority in Parliament slammed government’s approach to the removal of some heads of government institutions a few days after the Akufo-Addo administration took over.
On the floor of Parliament, the MP for Wa West, Joseph Yileh Chireh, said the recent dismissals of some top executives is most undignified and contrary to due process.
“We should not create the impression that all these people do not qualify and should be hounded out. They were given less than 24 hours to handover. People should have been allowed to properly handover. If you suspect that they have committed offences, you should not just resort to dismissals. You must make sure that the right thing is done,” the MP argued.
The Minority was also particularly very critical of President Akufo-Addo’s directive to the Administrator of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund, Kojo Fynn, to proceed on indefinite leave.
Source: Citifmonline.com
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I wonder if some members of the minority listen to themselves after engaging the press in their mumerous press conferences. What is Haruna his hon, talking about. The finance minister can't assemble members to help him managing the finances of the country. How did he know they are on the govt payroll. Indeed if they are what makes it wrong? That the moratorium placed on job intake is still binding on this present govt. To remind him, didnt their administration as late as december 29, 2016 employed so many people, known to be members of the ndc?. Hon haruna stop making mockery of yourself. Prez akufo praised you in the early part of his administration, crediting you as a guy with a promising future especially during the vetting processes of his ministers. Why has propaganda taken over such initial behaviour? It will destroy the goodwill that you even have among your discerning ndc admirers.
hey, iddrisuu Respect your superiors! OK? Let this be the last time i hear you talking about competent ministers!!! Ghana has moved on from the incompetence that you are part of!!! The people of Ghana do NOT want your stuuuuupppppiddd advice!!! Let that be clear!!! The next time i hear you open your big mouth, you will see what i will do to you!!! If you like, say something!!!!
and so what? Didnt you replace the flowers at the ministry of labor with kola nuts? Iddrisu, don't bring yourself! It is one thing for you - a watchman caricature - to be mistakenly made a minister. It is another thing for you to tell superior and competent ministers than yourself what to do!!! Dan duru waaaaaaa!!!! Sh3g3!!!!!
IA THIS GUY REALLY A TRAINED LAWYER? WHO ARE THE EIGHT AND WHAT ARE THE POSITIONS THEY NOW OCCUPY AT THE FINANCE MINISTRY?
Leave the Finance Minister alone to do his work and concentrate on your Minority job. What is wrong with the Minister assembling a team to get a job done! After all, can't current employees learn from them? Look at the bigger picture.
Leave the Finance alone to do his work and concentrate on your Minority job. What is wrong with the Minister assembling a team to get a job done! After all, can't current employees learn from them? Look at the bigger picture.