The Ghana Education Service (GES) has nullified the appointments of all recently recruited teaching and non-teaching staff who have not yet been added to the government payroll.
This action follows a directive from the Chief of Staff, communicated through a letter from the Office of the President dated February 10, 2025.
On February 17, 2025, GES Acting Director-General, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, issued a circular instructing all Regional, District, Municipal, and Metropolitan Directors of Education to enforce this decision immediately.
The directive impacts individuals recently recruited into the education sector but not yet receiving salaries from the government payroll system.
The exact number of affected staff remains unclear, but the decision is expected to have significant repercussions for both teachers and administrative personnel across Ghana.
GES has assured stakeholders that further directives will be issued as necessary.
The revocation is driven by concerns over the government’s financial constraints and efforts to manage the public wage bill.
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah issued the directive annulling all appointments and recruitments made into public service establishments after December 7, 2024.
Mr. Debrah requested all heads of government institutions to take the necessary steps to void these appointments, aligning with the government’s stance on late-term appointments and recruitments, which were deemed non-compliant with established governance practices.
A comprehensive report on the actions taken is expected to be submitted to the Office of the Chief of Staff by February 17, 2025.
This move is reminiscent of similar actions taken in 2017 when the government of then-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo revoked the appointments of several late-recruited staff members in public service units by the Mahama-led NDC administration.
By Marani Issah/thenewsbulletin24.com