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Mass sacking of workers by NPP govt unacceptable – Mahama

Mahama condemned the act saying it is unacceptable for the government to dismiss workers

Former President John Mahama has chastised the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for allegedly sacking workers recruited under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.

The government of the New Patriotic Part (NPP) has sacked and forced out some key government appointees and laid off some workers it said the Mahama-led administration employed without following due process.

His comment comes at the back of the dismissal of the Medical Director of the Ridge Regional Hospital Dr Thomas Anaba.

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Mahama condemned the act saying it is unacceptable for the government to dismiss workers.

Mahama in a tweet added that it is a "Bad precedents for our governance. Mass sacking of workers by the NPP govt unacceptable."

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Whether employed by his government or whichever government, each citizens deserves a right to be employed.

He said "These workers are all citizens and like all Ghanaians have rights, which must be protected."

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