A former Deputy Minister and incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) has taken on government for what he described as an outrageous number of ministers and their deputies nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo to serve in his government.
“Ghanaians are far awake to take note of the size of NPP government. The number is very worrying and quite dangerous and also does not inspire confidence in the government to deliver its campaign promises”, he said
The former Deputy Information Minister and the Education in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has suggested seal on the size of number of appointees a President must form in government and therefore proposed a bill to parliament for deliberation and consideration.
Government confirmed fifty deputies’ ministers and four ministers of State members in addition to approved 46 despite calls to cut down the numbers in government to save state resources.
MPs from the minority in parliament and section of Ghanaians including a political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kwasi Amakye Boateng have accused government of over bloating government.
But government through the Information Minister has a mounted a strong defense saying “it is not the leanness or bigness of the government that determines its output and its ultimate performance …It is about the results at the end of the day”
Bud Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa has indicated that Ghanaians who are the ultimate judges are watching and when the time is ripe they will speak about the injustice meted out to them by the current government.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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We those who voted for Nana Addo and NPP are not concerned much about the size of the govt ,but performance. If Nana is able to deliver as he promised Ghanaians, even with 200 ministers we do not care,What we are looking for is to transform the economy,provide jobs,stop corruption in Govt and ensure better living condition.But not number of ministers as it is being portrayed by baby with sharp teeth . Hon mind your own business.
What work were your Presidential Staffers doing at the Flag Staff house. These people were more than the Ministers appointed by Mahama. ***barred word*** like Adu Asare and Afriyie Ankra etc were all there as Staffers. What was their role? What achievement were we expecting if people like you Abakwah was made a minister for tertiary education. No wonder things were thorn apart.
Honorable? Indeed. You may pray for a better Ghana. We all dey inside!!
Serial liar. ***barred word***!
Ghanaians did not watch NDC they are watching NPP right? Hon. Keep quiet and pray for better Ghana
Mahama had 300 'Presidential staffers' How did they help the country? What exactly did a staffer like Stan Dogbe do to improve standards in Ghana apart from scandals upon scandals.
Those arguing that ministers are too many, I don't get them at all. We should no that, there are dynamism in very situations. Remaining continues with one thing, does not bring change, development and improvement as we need in work and societies but rather create mess. These new ideas, innovations and changes in governance shows how the leader is serous. Because governance should not remain status quo but bring new ideas and innovations on board. I think the current government size, is new feature, strategy and change the leader has invented to help solve our numerous challenges. Why are we only calculating the negatives but forgetting the benefits this will brings. We should refrain from this bias analysis and be fair in our criticisms to the argument. I think we should embrace it this new change with the hope that it will work for better. Change are characteristics of good and born leaders. The question is, should we use always our fingers to eat and not use spoon?
it's good that you see how incompetency you and your party are just with eight years that your came into power you manage to destroy everything you touch, and somebody has come to solve the problem with competent ministers you shouting Some of you who will survive to be clean from corruption to come back to Parliament I will advise you to study good governance from Nana Addo this man who has a team and they understand what they are doing even non-economist can read into their lay down plan. A word to a wise is enough.
Just like they watched you. They are also waiting for the special prosecuter to begin jailing you behinds!
They are watching your mo.ther. I rest my case