Government has reaffirmed that its decision to revoke 541 public sector appointments made after the December 7, 2024 elections was grounded in due process and aimed at protecting the integrity of the public service.

Speaking at the weekly Government Accountability Series in Accra, Presidential Spokesperson and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said the action followed the recommendations of a committee tasked with reviewing post-election recruitments, appointments and promotions.

The clarification comes after public concerns that some individuals who were lawfully employed before December 7, 2024 — or whose recruitment processes had commenced but were not finalised before the elections — were affected by the initial revocation directive.

To address these concerns, the Chief of Staff Julius Debrah established a committee chaired by Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampo-Addo to examine all affected cases and ensure fairness.

The committee, which worked between March 21 and April 30, 2025, reviewed 2,080 recruitments, appointments and promotions submitted by 36 institutions. It applied an 80 percent compliance benchmark, requiring supporting documentation such as vacancy declarations, advertisements, approved schemes of service, financial and technical clearances, interview reports and appointment letters.

Following its review, 1,539 appointments were upheld for meeting the prescribed procedures and receiving appointment letters before December 7, 2024. However, 541 appointments were recommended for revocation because their processes concluded after the elections and failed to meet the compliance threshold.

Although institutions had initially revoked 879 appointments in response to a February 10, 2025 directive from the Chief of Staff, the committee recommended a lower number after granting clemency to vulnerable individuals, particularly persons with disabilities within the Ghana Education Service, allowing them to regularise their status.

Mr Kwakye Ofosu dismissed claims of political motivation, stressing that the exercise was not a witch-hunt but a necessary step to uphold accountability and ensure adherence to established public sector recruitment procedures.

Institutions that appeared before the committee included the Ghana Revenue Authority, National Health Insurance Authority, Electoral Commission of Ghana, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Volta River Authority, and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, among others.

The Government maintains that the revocations were strictly based on non-compliance with established guidelines and were essential to safeguarding public sector governance standards.