Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr.

Alex Ampaabeng, has rejected claims that a wave of last-minute public sector recruitment took place in December 2024, calling for the reinstatement of newly appointed workers who were dismissed following the change in government.

Expressing his frustration over the situation in a Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGH, Dr.

Ampaabeng recounted a distressing conversation with a young man who had secured a position at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) after years of unemployment, only to be handed a dismissal letter. "He sounded shattered, like the world is coming to an end.