Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has raised serious concerns about the 2025 budget, particularly its impact on public sector employment.
He criticized the government’s decision to impose a net freeze on public sector hiring, calling it a major setback for Ghanaian youth seeking jobs.
Speaking on The Point of View on Channel One TV on Monday, March 17, Dr. Amin Adam questioned the feasibility of the job creation promises outlined in the budget.
“The jobs that the budget promises to deliver—I don’t think they are going to deliver those jobs. I will be very happy if those jobs are delivered so that those Ghanaians, the youth that don’t have jobs, can have jobs,” he stated.
He explained that the net freeze on employment means only replacement hiring will take place, effectively reducing opportunities for new job seekers.
“By declaring a net freeze on employment in the public sector, they are simply telling Ghanaian youth who have hopes of getting employment in the public sector that they will not get that,” he remarked.
Dr. Amin Adam also accused the government of using the freeze as a means to replace legally employed individuals with their own supporters, rather than genuinely creating new jobs.
“When we are talking about job creation, we are talking about new jobs and not sacking people who were employed legally and replacing them with other people. They are all Ghanaians,” he emphasized.
His comments add to the ongoing debate over the effectiveness of the 2025 budget in tackling Ghana’s economic and employment challenges.
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