A civil society group, Right Alliance-Ghana, has described as needless and unnecessary, several of the 110 ministers and deputies appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
It said though the appointments are within the powers of the President, a lot of them are “needless duplication of the roles and functions of others,” noting the large size of the Akufo-Addo government be a wasteful drain on the public purse.
The appointment of 110 ministers to form the Akufo-Addo government has received a flak from Ghanaians across the political divide, and attempts by the government to justify such appointments have failed.
There are suggestions that there could be more appointments in the coming days, especially for the Office of the Special Prosecutor which the President promised in the electioneering period.
Right Alliance-Ghana has thus questioned how the president would implement his inaugural pledge of protecting the state coffers with the 110 ministers.
“We at the Right Alliance-Ghana fail to see how an over-bloated government that will invariably necessitate an increased ministerial wage bill is a protection of the public purse,” a statement issued and signed by the Executive Secretary of the group Sani Mohammed said.
The group said there is no evidence globally that suggest a large-size government brings efficiency and performance, hence it is “ridiculous and [an] insult to the intelligence of Ghanaians” for the information minister to try to justify the huge numbers of ministers.
It has consequently appealed to President Akufo-Addo to cease any further appointments and cut down on the 110 ministerial appointments he has already made, noting that “we need a lean government, not lean Ghanaians”
“We, therefore, join other concerned individuals and civil society organisations to condemn this tendency of the President towards profligacy and call on him to halt the Ministerial appointments or even cut down on the number.
Source: 3news.com
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What evidence is there too to show that the lean sized government has ever protected the coffers of the country? Please stop this hypocrisy and allow the man to salvage this comatose economy.
HAHAHAHAAAA. Mushroom civil societies have started coming up. All for diabolical intentions and being perpetuated by NDC.
It is the duty of a President to employ many people to serve his people. The next appointments will be tractor operators, Lawyers in every office, employ and appoint all Ghanaians. Giving many people duties to work on is a good thing to all Ghanaians. If Ghana civic service is working it would have been the duty of them to get officers. Unfortunately it was the same civic service who audits the money and gives it out ***barred word*** to politicians. Decentralization of power is what NPP stands for. It is regional power not national power. The locals know best. Ghanaians are waiting for more appointment from the government. All Ghanaians should be able to talk to the president through his appointees. No more regionals money left in Accra in the hands of ***barred word*** calling themselves Politicians. Every Ghanaian should be hoping the government appoints them to help make life better for all Ghanaians.