President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sought to justify the 'elephant-size' of Ministers in his administration saying the successes chalked would not have been possible were it not for the large number of appointees.
“The output would have been difficult with a smaller number,” the President responded to a question about the size of his government when he engaged the media at the Jubilee House on Friday, 13 December 2019.
There are about 125 ministers and deputies in the Akufo-Addo government currently.
Picture Different From Afar?
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), then in opposition, chastised the number of persons serving as Ministers in the Mahama-led government, and promised to cut superfluous government spending.
However, the NPP government shocked Ghanaians when it appointed 110 as Ministers, a number which has since risen to 124 following the creation of seix new regions.
Lacklustre Performance by "Family & Friends" Gov't
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other Civil Society Organizations have criticised government for the large size accusing it of creating needless Ministerial portfolios for "family and friends".
In July this year, former President Mahama asked the current administration to reduce the number of appointees by some 40 considering their lacklustre performance. He even promised scrap some newly created ministerial positions when he regains power in 2020, most especially the Procurement Ministry.
Large Number Of Appointees "Necessary"
But even in the face of repeated calls for the number of his ministers to be pruned since this will bring efficiency by reducing government expenditure and help balance the budget, Nana Akufo-Addo has persistently stucked to his guns.
“I still stand by the fact that the numbers were necessary for the work that we have done”, the President stressed on Wednesday at the engagement with the media.
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IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONLY FIVE FARMERS CAN FEED THE WHOLE POPULATION OF THE MOST POPULOUS AFRICAN NATION, NAGERIA. IN GHANA MORE THAT FIVE MILLION PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN FARMING AND YET WE IMPORT MORE FOOD THAN ANYTHING ELSE. INSPITE OF ALL THIS IMPORTATION OF FOOD AND MORE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FARMING YET PEOPLE AND CHILDREN STILL HAVE ONE MEAL A DAY AND OTHERS GO HUNGRY IN GHANA. THIS IS JUST TO TELL YOU THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT NUMBERS THAT ENHANCE PERFORMANCE BUT THE CAPABILITY OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN WHATEVER PROCESS THAT IS GOING ON. YOUR LARGE GOVERNMENT IS A BIG SIGN OF YOU INCAPABILITY AND LACK OF SKILL IN YOU AND YOUR APPOINTEES. WE ARE A KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE HERE IN GHANA AND YOU CANNOT DECEIVE US BY THIS YOUR STATEMENT OF PERFORMANCE LINKED TO NUMBERS. WITH YOUR HUGE NUMBERS YET NOTHING TO SHOW OF. A LAZY APPROACH TO ISSUES.
In Real Estate we talk about Location,Location,Location. In governance it is Performance,Performance,Performance. If the "frefre ko bo" couldn't and has never produced any Social Intervention,who cares about Family and Friends.Some families are freakingly blessed.Resenting the rich is a sure litmus test to locate a poor soul.I want to have a well educated and God fearing family like the President's.
skin pain people if your mother or father was among you will think about size,in any case they are all Ghanains STOP BITTING
Which success is this Tyrant and Vindictive guy talking about? You think Ghanaians are low leveled headed pple? Well,let's see
This Aponkyi ne nkwas*a keka. Go ahead and employ your whole family in the F&F Government. 2020 is a few weeks away. You will be sent back to Akyem to continue eating dog meat
See the SO CALLED men and women!!! Shame!!!
If NDC comes back to poer, Ghanaians shld blame Nana Addo for his disappointingly foolllllish leadership , corruption and Big govttt size