The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly criticised the Financial institution of Ghana (BoG) for what it describes because the ‘illegal’ dismissal of over 100 (100) workers recruited in 2024.
In line with the Minority, the choice contravenes the nation’s Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), describing it as a transparent violation of the Structure, labour legal guidelines, and fundamental ideas of decency.
The affected employees reportedly obtained termination letters on Thursday, nineteenth June 2025, signed by Mrs Lucy Sasu, Head of the Human Useful resource and Capability Growth Division. The letters acknowledged that the terminations adopted the completion of their obligatory six-month probationary interval.
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Nevertheless, throughout a press convention held on Tuesday, twenty fourth June, the Minority Caucus questioned the rationale behind the transfer and accused the central financial institution’s administration of disregarding parliamentary oversight. The caucus acknowledged:
It’s notably troubling that the Financial institution of Ghana proceeded with these dismissals whereas a movement for a parliamentary inquiry is pending earlier than the Home. This can be a slap within the face of Parliament and a disregard for democratic oversight. No establishment ought to act with such impunity.
The Minority additional famous that the affected workers now face financial hardship, psychological misery, and shattered aspirations, stressing that the problem is “greater than a authorized matter – it’s a ethical disaster.”
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The Caucus has subsequently known as for the rapid reinstatement of the dismissed staff and demanded that the Governor of the Financial institution of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, be summoned earlier than Parliament over alleged abuse of energy.
Moreover, the Minority is urging the Chief Labour Officer, the Nationwide Labour Fee, and the Fee on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to intervene promptly to guard the rights of the affected staff and halt what they time period as lawlessness.
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Whereas encouraging the dismissed workers to hunt authorized redress, the Minority reaffirmed its dedication to push for a full parliamentary inquiry into the matter.
