Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer and leading member of Democracy Hub, is considering legal action against the government over what he describes as a deeply entrenched culture of non-competitive recruitment across Ghana's public institutions.

Oliver Barker-Vormawor announced on Tuesday that the civil society group is considering filing a lawsuit to compel government agencies to follow transparent and competitive hiring procedures in filling public sector roles.

"Public sector employment cannot operate like a private favour system," Barker-Vormawor said in a post on X. "Jobs in government are paid for by the public purse and must be open to the public."

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.

2. Over the past few months, consistent with historical practices, it has…

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According to Barker-Vormawor, over the past several months, consistent with what he describes as historical patterns, it has become increasingly clear that many individuals are being hired into public service positions that were never advertised.

Slots are filled quietly, sometimes after appointments have already been made, with no public notice and no explanation of the criteria used.

Democracy Hub says the practice raises serious questions about fairness, constitutional compliance, and equal opportunity in access to public employment.

Democracy Hub rose to national prominence during the #FixTheCountry movement and has previously used civil society pressure and legal threats to spotlight governance failures.

Beyond the ethics of the matter, Barker-Vormawor argues the country is paying a governance price. Opaque recruitment, he says, gradually erodes institutional credibility and shuts out qualified young Ghanaians who would otherwise want to contribute to public service, leaving patronage networks to quietly fill the gap.

The proposed litigation, he explained, would have a straightforward objective: to force a judicial clarification of the rules governing public sector recruitment, and to establish that government hiring must follow transparent, competitive procedures in line with constitutional principles of fairness and administrative justice.