By Godwill Arthur-Mensah/ Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, Feb. 27, GNA – The Minority Caucus in Parliament, has said the Mahama-led Government is characterised by heightened insecurity and mass termination of the appointments of Ghanaian youth.
Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, on behalf of the Caucus, presented its “True State of the Nation Address” during a news conference at Parliament House, in response to the President’s address to Parliament on Thursday.
The lawmaker said the Mahama’s government just less than 100 days in office, had committed various “atrocities” including mass violations of the human rights of Ghanaians, and uncertainties regarding the direction of the economy.
“I wish to remind the President and his government that he is taking us backwards to the era of dumsor, which was also characterised by high and unimaginable electricity tariffs,” he pointed out.
The legislator observed that with the recent power outages many hospitals and clinics had started counting their losses as medical patients were exposed to the risk of survival due to the inability of those facilities from conducting regular operations.
Dr Amoah said the President had dismissed qualified Ghanaians recruited by the previous government in spite of his Oath to do good to all manner of Ghanaians.
He said, President Mahama campaigned on the message of high unemployment among the youth. However, as it is often said, “coming events cast their shadow before them.”
President Mahama had dismissed those recruited by the previous government, which processes began at the beginning of 2024, which financial clearance had been given.
He mentioned the recruitment of 15,000 nurses, 10,000 teachers and several men and women into the security services.
“The True State of the Nation as we all know is the termination of the ambitions of the young Ghanaians,” he noted.
He commended the Ghana Registered Nurses Associations, the Ghana National Association of Teachers and recently, the Trades Union Congress for condemning the dismissals and urging government to rescind its decision.
The Minority Caucus expressed surprise that with the same inflation of 23 per cent in 2024, the NPP government increased public sector workers’ salaries by 25 per cent, and yet, with the same inflation rate the Mahama’s government adjusted the base pay by only 10 per cent this year.
“Mahama has shortchanged Ghanaian workers by making an adjustment in the base pay by only 10 per cent, citing economic difficulties,” Dr Amoah emphasised.
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