The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities is set to picket at the Jubilee House today, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, to protest what it describes as the government’s failure to adequately include persons with disabilities in recent public-sector recruitment exercises.
The Coalition says despite efforts to provide government institutions with the names of qualified graduates with disabilities seeking employment, many of its members continue to be excluded from opportunities within the public sector.
The group is particularly concerned about the recent recruitment exercise conducted by the Ghana Education Service (GES), during which it submitted a verified list of 200 qualified graduates with disabilities for consideration.
According to the Coalition, none of the 200 graduates on the list was recruited, a development it says raises serious questions about the implementation of legal provisions intended to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in employment.
The group is therefore demanding urgent action from the government to ensure that qualified graduates with disabilities are given fair opportunities to secure jobs in public institutions.
Speaking to Citi News, Convenor of the Coalition, Gilbert Boateng Agyare, said the group is calling on the Ministry of Finance to issue financial clearances to facilitate the recruitment and deployment of its members.
“We want the Finance Ministry to issue 400 to 500 financial clearances to help deploy our people to the various government institutions,” he said.
Mr Agyare explained that the Coalition had made efforts to support the GES recruitment process by submitting the names of qualified graduates, but was disappointed that none of the 200 candidates was selected.
“Recently, GES did a recruitment of about 7,000 people, and we submitted about 200 names to GES and nothing happened, and so we think that is repugnant,” he said.
He said the decision to picket at the Jubilee House is intended to draw the attention of President John Dramani Mahama to the challenges facing unemployed graduates with disabilities.
“So why can’t we go to the Jubilee House to let the President know the realities faced by persons with disabilities?” Mr Agyare asked.
The Coalition believes that granting the requested financial clearances would create opportunities for its members to be deployed across various government institutions.
The planned demonstration is expected to renew calls for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in public-sector employment and for government institutions to ensure that recruitment policies translate into tangible opportunities for qualified graduates.
The group insists that persons with disabilities who possess the requisite qualifications should not be left behind in government’s employment initiatives and is urging the authorities to take concrete steps to address their concerns.
