In what is been described as reenactment of the dismissal of some 568 selected public servants by their forebear government of Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia, President Akufo-Addo has in the last five months sacked a staggering 13,000 public sector workers.
The dismissed public servants, most of who were hired during the eight year rule of the National Democratic Congress administration, have been shown the exit in fulfillment of the NPP government’s policy to dispense with the services of government workers suspected of being sympathizers of the NDC and, were employed under the Mahama administration.
Senior members of the governing party are on record to have openly threatened the replacement of suspected NDC public servants with their (NPP) supporters.
Leading members of the NPP including Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko; Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong; Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Opare-Osei among orders have since been advising President Akufo-Addo to replace all public sector workers suspected of being sympathizers of the NDC with members of the New Patriotic Party.
To satisfy NPP kingpins calling for the dismissal of suspected NDC inclined public servants, President Akufo-Addo has embarked on extensive and vigorous firing of public sector workers in a “Rambo style” akin to NPP’s most cherished forebear, Prime Minister Busia’s sacking of 568 workers in 1969.
First government of the Danquah-Busia tradition under the Progress Party, led by the then Prime mister, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, summarily dismissed 568 public workers without reason in pursuant of Section 9 (1) of the Transitional Provisions under the 1969 Constitution.
Mr Sallah, then a GNTC Manager who was also, a victim of the ‘Apollo 568’ challenged the legality of his dismissal through to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court by a majority decision ruled against the Busia government. But to the surprise and disappointment of many, particularly, those who believed in democracy, rule of law and respect for the judiciary, Prime Minister Busia in a highly emotional radio and television broadcast on the night of April 20, 1970 attacked the judgment of the Supreme Court, boasted and stated emphatically that, “No court could enforce any decision that sought to compel the government to employ or redeploy anyone”.
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