The Minority Leader, , has refuted claims by the (NDC) that former President Akufo-Addo dismissed personnel recruited into office following the 2017 general election.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, February 13, 2025, Afenyo-Markin clarified that all personnel hired by the administration before leaving office retained their positions.

He emphasised that while the NPP government had initially planned to review the recruitment of personnel employed during the Mahama administration, no Ghanaian worker was laid off. "There were serious behind-the-scenes discussions, and although the government had intended to scrutinise this recruitment, no Ghanaian worker was sent home...

I say this on authority: no staff of the EPA, Health Insurance, and SSNIT were sent home. "A lot of government agencies that had done recruitment explained that the process started before December 7.