By Issah Olegor
In a dramatic U-turn, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reversed its earlier decision to terminate the appointments of over 100 employees hired in 2024 under the previous government, raising eyebrows over the politicization of public institutions following a change in administration.
The affected staff, whose appointments were abruptly revoked just a week ago, have now been asked to resume work on Monday, June 30, 2025.
This follows a closed-door meeting held on Wednesday, June 26, 2025, between the bank’s leadership and the aggrieved employees.
According to insiders who spoke to Asaase News, the central bank’s top management decided to reinstate the workers after what one source described as “considerable internal deliberations and legal consultations.”
Although no official statement has been released by the Bank itself, affected employees have confirmed they were contacted by the Human Resource Department to report for duty next week.
Background of the Terminations
The controversy erupted on June 19, 2025, when more than 100 workers—many of them engaged by the BoG during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s final year in office—received official dismissal letters.
The termination notices were signed by Lucy Sasu, Head of the Human Resource and Capacity Development Department of the Bank.
The letters cited the employees’ failure to successfully complete a mandatory six-month probation period as the primary reason for their dismissal.
“In accordance with the terms of your contract of employment, a satisfactory six (6) month probationary period was to be completed.
Management regrets to inform you that your appointment cannot be confirmed,” the notices read.
Further, the documents stated that the employment contracts would be deemed terminated by June 23, 2025.
Staff were offered a month’s salary in lieu of notice and asked to return all BoG property in their possession.
The decision sparked outrage internally and externally, with growing public suspicion that the terminations were politically motivated—a perception reinforced by the pattern of dismissals at other state institutions following the assumption of office by the new administration in January 2025.
A Broader Pattern of Political Dismissals?
The incident at the Bank of Ghana appears to be part of a wider post-election restructuring trend seen across Ghana’s public sector.
In the past six months, multiple public agencies have witnessed mass layoffs, board reshuffles, or leadership changes—frequently targeting individuals perceived to have been appointed under the former ruling party.
Observers and labour unions have increasingly raised concerns about the weaponization of probation clauses and performance appraisals to purge workers linked to previous political regimes.
