The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of worsening the country’s unemployment situation, contrary to its promise of creating more jobs.

Speaking at a press conference held by some opposition political parties against the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, Mr Afenyo-Markin claimed that there had been a wave of dismissals affecting many workers since the NDC took office.

He described the situation as a “mass dismissal” of public sector employees, warning that the trend would only deepen the country’s unemployment crisis.

"People who have been employed for over seven years were sadly asked to go home; some went into their offices, and they were sacked. Nurses who were recruited last year have been asked to go home; teachers who have been recruited have been sacked. That is the state of the NDC government for you," he said.

"Instead of creating employment opportunities, they are rather creating more unemployment," Afenyo-Markin added.

The minority leader further alleged that the government was replacing sacked workers with its party supporters, particularly in key state institutions.

According to him, “Now even with some of these institutions, they now replace some institutional heads with their party faithful."

The press conference brought together members of opposition parties who also expressed their disagreement with the recent suspension of Chief Justice Torkornoo.

They described the move as politically motivated and an attack on the independence of the judiciary.