Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Convener of the Democracy Hub activist and lawyer, has announced plans to drag the John Mahama-led government to court over alleged crooked public sector recruitments.
The lawyer and activist highlighted that over the past few months, many people have been hired into the public sector to quietly fill roles without any advertisement of the positions.
According to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Public sector employment cannot operate like a private favour system, adding that government jobs are paid for by the public purse and must be open to the public.
In an X post shared on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Oliver Barker-Vormawor wrote, “Democracy Hub is considering a lawsuit against the Government over what appears to be a long entrenched practice of non-competitive recruitment across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Over the past few months, consistent with historical practices, it has become increasingly clear that many people are being hired into public sector roles that were never advertised. Positions are filled quietly, sometimes after the fact, with no public notice, no opportunity for qualified people to apply, and no explanation of the criteria used in selecting those appointed”.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor further added, “Public sector employment cannot operate like a private favour system. Jobs in government are paid for by the public purse and must be open to the public. The absence of advertisement and competitive recruitment raises serious questions about fairness, transparency, and whether equal opportunity in access to public service is being respected.
Beyond the fairness issue, this also affects the quality of governance. When recruitment becomes opaque, institutions slowly lose credibility and competence. Young professionals who want to contribute to public service are shut out before they even know opportunities exist, while networks of patronage quietly take root.
The purpose of the proposed litigation would be simple: to force a clarification of the rules governing public sector recruitment and to insist that government employment follows transparent, competitive procedures consistent with constitutional principles of fairness and administrative justice”.
Some Ghanaians reacting to Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s plans stated, “We can force them to follow due process, but the same people will be sitting on the interview panel. The opaque process shall still happen through an interview. The only solution to this problem is inculcating integrity”.
A netizen claimed, “Reach out if you need assistance. GRA, Audit Service, Universities, GES. They’re giving appointment letters the way NPP did. 20,000 for GES, 40,000 for Audit Service”.
One X user added, “Boss, don’t waste your time. The current state may be a cost-saving measure. They can advertise and go through all regulatory requirements, and the job would still go to a predetermined candidate”.
A netizen added, “Since I was born, I have never seen BOG, COCOBOD, SSNIT, GNPC, GCB, NIB announce general recruitment before. I did my service at NIB some years back, new staff came in every month, but there was never an announcement for recruitment”.
“For years Audit Service has never responded to recruitment applications. Many qualified accountants who wholeheartedly want to serve the nation are denied the opportunity because they do not have any connections. Retiring Staff hire their children to replace them .. ITS A CARTEL”, one more Ghanaian added.
“Just the dirty politics both parties do. Nepotism, if the party is in power, they employ party members, even if they do not qualify, and why would they advertise, when they know there are people well qualified out there, when they can put a loyal party member there. Hmm!”, a netizen added.
One more X user added, “I hope you win. This BS needs to stop. Worst part is people will criticise till their party is in power and they will cry help the foot soldier and other stupid selfish stuff”.
See the post below:
1. Democracy Hub is considering a lawsuit against the Government over what appears to be a long entrenched practice of non-competitive recruitment across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
— Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) March 10, 2026
2. Over the past few months, consistent with historical practices, it has…