[ 2017-03-01 ]

Minority slams gov’t for rash sacking of MMDCEs, other appointees
The Minority in Parliament has criticized
government’s approach to the removal of some
heads of government institutions barely a few days
before the new administration took over.

According to the MP for Wa West, Joseph Yileh
Chireh, the recent dismissals of some top
executives is most undignified and runs contrary
to due process.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament as part of the
debate on the state of the nation address, the MP
said: “we should not create the impression that
all these people do not qualify and should be
hounded out. They were given less than 24 hours to
handover. People should have been allowed to
properly handover. If you suspect that they have
committed offences, you should not just resort to
dismissals. You must make sure that the right
thing is done.”

Dismissals

Some top officials who have been dismissed since
the NPP came into office  include the former
Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen
Opuni among others.

The appointments of all Metropolitan, Municipal
and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) were also
revoked days after the President was sworn into
office.

Some had described the dismissals as harsh and
unfortunate.

But the Ministry of Local Government defended the
decision, saying the move was to ensure a
uniformity of vision at the national and
sub-national level, and to reflect the change in
governance at the local level as well.

“Once there is a change in government, we have
to ensure that it goes through national to
sub-national level and that is what we have
effected,” the Ministry said.

Source - citifmonline.com

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