The Minister for Communication, Sam Nartey George, justified the dismissal of 13 staff members from the Communications Ministry as a necessary step to combat corruption and reinforce transparency.
The minister stated that the ministry has obtained clearance from the World Bank to begin a new recruitment process to replace the dismissed staff.
“When I took office, I took decisive action, in consultation with the World Bank office in Accra, to terminate the contract of 13 staff under the project implementation unit of the World Bank funding Ghana Digital Acceleration Programme,”
“This became necessary to show our zero level of tolerance for any semblance of graft or corruption in the ministry. This termination was a patriotic action to save the state from any representation that affects our international image.” He told the press
