Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu warns of impeachment for President Mahama over public sector dismissals

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Former Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has cautioned that President John Dramani Mahama could face impeachment for allegedly violating the constitution by dismissing public service workers appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Speaking in an interview on Oyerepa TV on February 12, 2025, the former Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region stressed that such dismissals would be unconstitutional unless justified.

“You see, the president swore an oath to uphold the constitution. If a former president followed constitutional procedures to appoint workers, and when you assume office, you disregard the constitution and act against it, then you have violated the oath you swore.

“And when you breach the constitution, the only recourse available to us is impeachment.“

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu referenced Article 191 of the constitution, which protects public service workers from unjust dismissals.

“Article 191 states that a member of the public service shall not be dismissed, removed from office, or demoted without just cause.”

He further explained that Parliament holds the power to initiate impeachment proceedings if a sitting president is found to have breached constitutional provisions.

“What just cause has the president provided? These are public service workers, yet he has dismissed them despite the constitution explicitly prohibiting such actions.

“There was no just cause stated in the dismissal letter. If no valid reason has been provided, then the president has acted outside the constitution. In such a case, Parliament can summon him for violating the constitution, and we can refer to Article 69, which outlines the impeachment process.”