The Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, has disclosed that the immediate past National Democratic Congress (NDC) government bedeviled his ministry with a whopping $2.4 billion in debt.
According to him, this is a huge challenge, and in order to tackle it head on, he needed civil servants who are not politically biased to work with.
Mr. Boakye Agyarko has, therefore, suggested to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, of which is he is part, to retire civil servants who are found to have affinity towards the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Those who are below their retirement age, he suggested, should be widely dealt with to to the line of the state and government of the NPP.
"It is important for us, as a party, to work hard and expose and shame any NDC civil servant who will dare do any dubious thing to make the NPP government unpopular," he said, adding: "What do you think will happen to me and the state, if I should continue to have some NDC civil servants in certain critical positions?"
Promising that his Ministry would tackle the debt head on, Mr. Agyarko said he had plans of negotiating some of the contract agreements the NDC government entered into with the government's partners, In order to save the state from any form of judgement debt.
Principal agencies subset of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum are the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Bulk Oil and Storage Transport (BOST) and Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), and going forward, Mr. Agyarko said he would hold constant checks and surveillance on all those agencies, to prevent some of the dubious contractual arrangements that went on there.
In view of this, Boakye Agyarko vowed not to make himself a prey to cronies who think they can use his sector to satisfy their financial greed and personal desires.
The NPP government, he said, would ensure that it has protected and preserved the sovereignty of the State, through prudency and contracts that would bring value for money.
Appearing on Oman FM's night political talk show-Boiling Point-on Tuesday this week, Mr. Agyarko said the NPP should safeguard the interest of its loyal party faithful, by getting them to occupy the positions, such as those of the civil servants whose party ideologies and beliefs are divergent from that of the NPP government.
"Most of our loyalists in the civil service were humiliated by the administrations of Mills and Mahama, and so for me, we have to urgently cater for such victims. We can't disregard the vigorous efforts of the grassroots who have given us the power," he noted.
Source: The Chronicle
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Why on earth should you, Mr. Minister, use a radio programme to moot the idea of filling sensitive public positions with party faithfuls? I believe such an idea is best discussed at a cabinet meeting. Avoid loose talks and show common sense and some level of maturity.
AGYARKO BOAKYE ARE THERE TO SERVE GHANA AND OR NPP, THE REVELATION OF 2.4M DOLLARS IS OK, BUT THOSE CIVIL SERVANTS THERE ARE GHANAIANS AND MUST BE DEALT WITH THE LAWS OF THE LAND NOT NPP DESIRES. I VOTED FOR NPP, DO I EXPECT JOB FROM BECAUSE I VOTED FOR NPP. MASTER DON'T POST CONCIENCIOUS. YOU ARE NOT NANA ADDO
I am not in favor of doing away with opposition personnel since they are all Ghanaians. What should be done is to be on their heels by constant checking to avoid any catastrophe. We must avoid anything that will sound bells of partisanship. There should not be any divide and rule among us.
They will cover up should you leave them there. Curupt individuals taking everything they can lay their hands on.Do the right you are the man in charge. Should you fail its your name on the line.
NDC milked the Nation of any possible cedi but they will vomit any pesewa. All they paid people to just come and comment on various social media to attack the truth just think twice. You did same thing before the election but it didn't work. Wise up. Day of Accountability is coming.
THE LIKES OF PROFESSOR AARON QUAYE, NPP MAN, DR OTENG ADJEI NDC MAN, DR NDOUM MORE ASTITUTE BUSINESSMAN, KAN DAPAAH ETC ALL HEADED THE ENERGY MINISTRY BUT NEVER MADE SUCH A DIVISIVE COMMENTS OF NPP AND NDC. ECG AND VRA HAD BEEN EXISTING BEFORE HE CAME FROM USA. KAN DAPAAH WAS IN ECG AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CONTESTED FOR NPP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. CURRENTLY, A LOT OF SOME MANAGERS CONTESTED FOR NPP AND NDC PRIMARIES AND LOST. ITS GOOD ACCORDING TO AGYARKO FOR NDC CANDIDATES TO BE DISMISSED BUT NPP CANDIDATES TO BE AT POST. IF EVEN ALL THESE CANDIDATES WERE TO BE DISMISSED. THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED UNDER JOHN MAHAMA. IT TELLS YOU HOW VINDICTIVE AGYARKO IS . DO NOT ALLOW THIS MAN TO CAUSE A LOT OF JUDGEMENT DEBT TO THE STATE.
JUST AN EXCUSE TO FIRE AND BRING ON BOARD PARTY MEMBERS.THESE PEOPLE NEVER LEARN.
WHERE PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND RAWLINGS THIS MAN MUST BE TOLD GHANA IS NOT FOR NDC AND NPP. WHEN THE NANA ADDO WAS BEING SWORN INTO OFFICE IT THINK HE SAID TO DO GOOD TO ALL MANNER OF PERSONS, INCREDIBLE NANA ADDO MUST BRING THIS MAN TO ORDER BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.BECAUSE WHEN HE WANT TO ABUSE POWER IN WEEK. NPP PLEASE WAKE BEFORE THIS SEND YOU TO OPPOSITION AGAIN.
SOMEONE SHOULD TELL THIS MAN THAT HE SHOULD ***barred word*** AND WORK. HE IS A GOVERNMENT AND SHOULD FORGET ABOUT NDC/ NPP ISSUES.
The onli reason was that ayariga hv to tackle dis man wit bribe ,so his image will be tarnish,but sir if so or not bring dem to book.Ayariga was smart but he will pay back fr doin dat trust me.Luk at dis ayariga tryin to cover up de filth dey did by tacklin sm1 with bribe he will pay wen de time is up.