All Ghana Education Service (GES) teaching and non-teaching staff who are not yet on the government payroll have been dismissed, according to a letter from the GES dated 17th February 2025.
The letter stated that the revocation was in line with a directive from the Chief of Staff. It urged all regional and district/municipal/metropolitan directors to ensure strict adherence.
While the letter indicated that those whose appointments have been revoked are those not on the government payroll, it is also alleged that those affected may include all the last-minute appointments made by the outgoing NPP government after the December 7th, 2024, election.
The new National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, upon assuming office, hinted that it would annul all recruitments made by the Nana Addo-led government if the appointments were made after December 7th, 2024.
In a statement issued on February 17th, signed by the Acting Director-General, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, all regional, district, municipal, and metropolitan Directors of Education have been instructed to ensure strict compliance with the directive.
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He stated that affected personnel whose recruitment has been revoked would not be placed on the payroll, effectively nullifying their appointments.
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