The information gathered alleged that Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is set to terminate the contracts of hundreds of staff.
According to the reports gathered, the GNPC will terminate the staff contract by the end of June.
In a post by StatsGH, they stated, “GNPC will be terminating the contracts of hundreds of staff by the end of June”.
The reason behind GNPC’s alleged dismissal of staff is yet to be determined.
The contract termination allegation comes amidst the Bank of Ghana justifying the termination of over 100 staff hired in 2024.
According to the Bank of Ghana, the staff contract terminated were recruited in December 2024.
The BoG further emphasized that the staff did not meet the required standards after completing their probationary exercise.
Over a hundred Bank of Ghana (BoG) staff hired in 2024 have been dismissed for not completing their six-month probation.
The termination letter was issued on June 19, 2025.
The move follows a directive to cancel post-December 7, 2024, appointments, raising concerns about job security and political interference in public service hiring.
A letter dated February 10, 2025, by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah directed all Heads of government institutions to nullify all appointments made by the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration after December 7, 2024.
Julius Debrah wrote, “Consistent with Government pronouncement in relation to the near end of tenure appointments and recruitments, I wish to bring to your attention that all appointments and recruitments made in the Public Services of Ghana after 7th December 2024 are not in compliance with established good governance practices and principles,”
“Accordingly, all Heads of Government Institutions are hereby requested to take the necessary steps to annul any such appointments or recruitments”, the statement added.
Following the Chief of Staff directive issued on February 10, 2025, State institutions have acted in compliance, leading to widespread dismissals of appointments.
The Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has defended the cancellation of last-minute public service appointments under the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu revealed the former NPP government under the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government bypassed due process in making last-minute appointments.
According to Kwakye Ofosu, some individuals did not even put in an application, and others did not even go through an interview.
Kwakye Ofosu further noted that the appointment letters were backdated but when you look at the payroll they have not received any payment at all since they were employed.
Meanwhile, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye filed a lawsuit against the Government of Ghana over the termination of last-minute appointments.
The former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has also criticised the decision made by President Mahama to dismiss last-minute contracts.
According to Dr Bawumia, the NDC campaigned on the wings of jobs for all but now dismissing Ghanaians.
See the post below:
GNPC will be terminating the contracts of hundreds of staff by the end of June.
— StatsGH (@StatsGH) June 21, 2025
