Some of the Minority MPs in Parliament
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has said that the Mahama-led government is characterized by heightened insecurity and mass termination of the appointments of Ghanaian youth.
Dr. Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, on behalf of the Caucus, presented its “True State of the Nation Address” during a news conference at Parliament House in response to the President’s address to Parliament on Thursday.
The lawmaker stated that in less than 100 days in office, Mahama’s government had committed various “atrocities,” including mass violations of the human rights of Ghanaians and uncertainties regarding the direction of the economy.
“I wish to remind the President and his government that he is taking us backward to the era of ‘dumsor,’ which was also characterized by high and unimaginable electricity tariffs,” he pointed out.
The legislator observed that, due to recent power outages, many hospitals and clinics had started counting their losses, as medical patients were exposed to survival risks due to the inability of those facilities to conduct regular operations.
Dr. Amoah said the President had dismissed qualified Ghanaians recruited by the previous government, despite his oath to serve all Ghanaians fairly.
He noted that President Mahama campaigned on the message of high youth unemployment. However, as the saying goes, “coming events cast their shadow before them.”
President Mahama had dismissed those recruited by the previous government, whose recruitment processes began at the start of 2024 and had received financial clearance.
He mentioned the recruitment of 15,000 nurses, 10,000 teachers, and several men and women into the security services.
“The true state of the nation, as we all know, is the termination of the ambitions of young Ghanaians,” he noted.
He commended the Ghana Registered Nurses Association, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, and, recently, the Trades Union Congress for condemning the dismissals and urging the government to rescind its decision.
The Minority Caucus expressed surprise that, despite the same inflation rate of 23 percent in 2024, the NPP government had increased public sector workers’ salaries by 25 percent, whereas the Mahama-led government had adjusted the base pay by only 10 percent this year.
“Mahama has shortchanged Ghanaian workers by making an adjustment in the base pay of only 10 percent, citing economic difficulties,” Dr. Amoah emphasized.