Felix Kwakye Ofosu, President John Dramani Mahama's spokesperson and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has defended the government's decision to cancel appointments made after December 7 by pointing to anomalies in the hiring procedures.
This comes after Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the minority leader, urged President Mahama to revoke the nominations on Tuesday, February 18. "Let me also put it on record that this action has been taken not because of a perception or a belief that they were NPP," Kwakye Ofosu said in an address to reporters in Accra on Wednesday, February 19.
This is because we are aware that there were anomalies in the hiring procedures.
He cited cases in which people received backdated letters to give the false impression that they had been employed long before the elections, while others did not undergo interviews or even submit application letters expressing interest in the positions.
