The Transition Team of President-elect John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern warning to public officials, urging them to resist pressure from the outgoing political actors to engage in last-minute recruitments, payments, transfers, and promotions.
This caution follows an agreement reached during the second meeting of the Joint Transition Team on December 13, 2024, which stipulated that such actions must be approved by the team.
Despite this agreement, the Mahama Transition Team has accused the outgoing NPP government of continuing these activities in violation of the agreed protocols.
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Transition Team emphasized that any unauthorized recruitments, promotions, or financial transactions, some of which have reportedly been backdated, will be reversed upon the formal transfer of power.
“The Transition Team of the President-elect wishes to state emphatically that given the bad faith displayed by the government, all these payments, recruitments, transfers, and promotions, some of which have been backdated, will be reversed and, where necessary, public officials responsible for them held to strict account when a formal transfer of power takes place,” the statement read.
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The team also strongly cautioned public officials to resist pressure from the outgoing political actors to engage in these acts, warning that such actions could attract severe consequences when the new government takes office.