KENNETH GYAN KESSE & 87ORS vs. THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

1] PARTIES The plaintiffs are former employees of the National Security Council; the 1st defendant is the National Security Council, plaintiffs’ former employer, while the 2nd Defendant is the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Attorney General. 2] FACTS OF THE CASE Plaintiff’s Case 3] The plaintiffs’ case is that they were employed by the 1st Defendant between March and August 2001. Their terms and conditions of service were regulated by the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 1996 (Act 526) and other General and Departmental Instructions and Administrative Directives of the National Security Council Secretariat. 4] According to plaintiffs, following the presidential and parliamentary elections held in 2008 which resulted in a change in the political administration in Ghana on 7th January 2009, the Governing Authority of the National Security Council and its Secretariat was changed. Resultantly, the new administration perceived them as political appointees of the p...