Outspoken U.S.-based Ghanaian journalist and host of With All Due Respect on Loud Silence TV, Kelvin Taylor, has strongly criticised the continued presence of three former appointees believed to be aligned with the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration in key positions under the current government.

In a recent broadcast, Mr. Taylor expressed his frustration over what he described as a deliberate decision by elements within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to retain individuals who, in his view, do not share the party's ideology and were rejected by the electorate in the 2024 general elections.

The three women at the centre of the controversy are Saratu Atta, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Banking (CIB) and former Special Assistant to former President Nana Akufo-Addo; Delese Mimi Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA); and Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL).

“These women were part of the failed Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration and were actively involved in Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign in the 2024 general elections,” Taylor claimed.

“They do not align with the principles of the NDC, and their continued stay in office is an insult to the many capable NDC women who have sacrificed for the party.”

He warned NDC members allegedly lobbying for the continued retention of these appointees to reconsider their actions, accusing them of undermining the party’s mandate.

Mr Taylor issued a stern warning to President John Dramani Mahama, demanding that the appointees be relieved of their duties by next week.

Failure to act, he said, would trigger a media onslaught against the government.

“I will release my arsenals on this government if these women are not removed,” he threatened.

“What is so special about them that they continue to hold on to power after their party has been voted out?”