Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, says his decision to sack some staff of the ministry was a right call.
According to him, the move was to bring sanity to the ministry and root out any and all semblance of corruption in the operations of the ministry.
He explained that the action is consistent with ongoing governance reforms designed to enhance efficiency and accountability in the public sector.
Sam George made this known during a press briefing. He further added that his decision was not a unilateral one as the ministry obtained clearance from the World Bank to dismiss the affected staff, and also begin a new recruitment process to replace them.
He stressed that the recruitment would be conducted with strict adherence to due diligence, ensuring that only candidates who meet high standards of professionalism and integrity are selected.
“When I took office, I took decisive action, in consultation with the World Bank office in Accra, to terminate the contract of 13 staff under the project implementation unit of the World Bank funding Ghana Digital Acceleration Programme,” he stated.
“This became necessary to show our zero level of tolerance for any semblance of graft or corruption in the ministry. This termination was a patriotic action to save the state from any representation that affects our international image,” he added.
Sam George, had earlier on sacked nearly 100 staff members of Ghana Post Limited.
This decision comes in response to what he described as an irregular recruitment process that occurred after the December 7, 2024, election.
Speaking to the press on Tuesday March 25, 2025, the minister explained that the affected staff were hired without adhering to proper procedures, creating inefficiencies within the ministry.
“If you are a minister and you take over a ministry that has 3,117 staff in the ministry and its agencies and 600 were recruited after December 7, you cannot expect me to come and inherit such a mess, and so the rationalization is ongoing”.
The minister further revealed that the rationalization process is part of a broader effort to streamline operations within the ministry and its agencies.
He expressed his determination to “clean up the ministry to make sure that it is lean and efficient and carries out its works.”
