The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has set the record straight regarding the recent reports about the dismissal of some staff from the Bank of Ghana.
According to him, the affected individuals were only on a six-month probation period and were not dismissed, as has been widely reported.
Speaking in Parliament on Friday, June 27, he stated that the workers in question were part of a group recruited during the final days of the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
“They were people who were recruited in the dying days of the previous government, and they were taken on a six-month probation. They have come to the end of the probation period, and the person who put them on probation doesn’t think they should continue. If you fail a probation, the employer is entitled not to retain you permanently, and so he decided not to continue,” he explained.
This clarification comes in response to demands by the Minority Caucus for the Governor of the Central Bank to appear before the House to explain the circumstances surrounding the terminations.
The Majority Leader further revealed that, following pleas and intervention, the Bank of Ghana Governor had extended the affected workers’ probation by an additional six months, giving them a second chance to prove themselves.
“Upon pleas and intervention, he has extended their probation for another six months to allow them to prove themselves,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament has summoned the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah, to clarify the issue in detail.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annor-Dompreh, also called on the Governor to officially brief Parliament on the matter.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Benjamin Sackey
