The majority leader in Parliament, Alban Bagbin has called for a reshuffle in the nine-month old Mills administration. Mr. Bagbin said it would do the young government a lot of good if a reshuffle was carried out.
Speculations were rife that President Mills might carry out a cabinet reshuffle of his appointees in the face of scathing criticisms by former President Jerry John Rawlings that some of the appointees were mediocre. Bagbin said there were weak links in the government which needed tightening.
The majority leader told an Accra based radio station yesterday that a ministerial reshuffle was critical towards strengthening the Mills Administration. �There are weaknesses here and here�so I think there are areas that we need as a government to look into and maybe try and invigorate them with some new faces that could assist to get things going,� he said.
Mr. Bagbin also lent a limb to former President Jerry Rawlings� open criticism of the Mills administration.
Mr. Rawlings spares no punches anytime he gets the opportunity to lash at President Mills. He had on several public platforms attacked President Mills, accusing him of lacking what he terms �the revolutionary zeal� in his government.
Mr. Bagbin said there must be more of such criticisms from Mr. Rawlings to put the Mills administration on its toes. �I think that it is good for the country and I want to encourage the former presidents, whether Kufuor or Jerry to keep coming up with criticisms because they have a store of experience and knowledge that is needed for the country�, he added.
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