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The Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised that if elected President, he will limit his government to having no more than 50 Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

Dr Bawumia's decision is based on the belief that an efficient system of governance requires fewer ministers.

"The move towards the private sector provision of many public services would create fiscal space of at least 3% of GDP. This represents a major paradigm shift. Additionally, an efficient system of governance will require even fewer ministers. Therefore I would have no more than 50 ministers and deputy ministers,’’ he pledged.

The Vice President of Ghana who was outlining his vision further assured that his "government will reduce the fiscal burden on government by leveraging the private sector, following the successful roll-out and/or enhancement such as Free SHS, Free TVEY etc during the Nana Akufo-Addo government's tenure".

“With all these social safety nets in place, my government will now focus on jobs, and wealth creation by the private sector for all Ghanaians. My administration will incentivize the private sector to complement government in the provision of many infrastructure and other services to reduce government expenditure and improve maintenance,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance of boosting the private sector's role, along with improving fiscal and administrative decentralization, and enhancing systems and institutions' functionality. He believes that such measures will lead to greater efficiency, reducing wastage and ensuring value for money in procurement.

"The move towards the private sector provision of many public services would create fiscal space of at least 3% of GDP. This represents a major paradigm shift. Additionally, an efficient system of governance will require even fewer ministers’’ he added.