CLOGSAG questions Legality of Presidential Termination of Public Institution Appointments”
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has challenged the legality of terminating or transferring heads of public institutions when a new President assumes office.
The Association said its review of the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845) found no provision authorising the President to terminate or transfer public officers, including Chief Executive Officers and Chief Directors.
Speaking at CLOGSAG’s 2025 May Day Thanksgiving Service in Accra, Mr. Isaac Bampoe Addo, Executive Secretary, called for dialogue on the matter.
He urged the Minister of Employment to “immediately convene a national tripartite committee to discuss this present national issue.”
“We have examined and analysed the acts, but we are yet to identify any provisi...