The ruling government seems to be having a hard time justifying the high number of staff at the presidency.
It would be recalled that the New Patriotic Party, then in oppsition, raised hell over the Mahama administration's presentation of a list of 678 staff to Parliament in 2013.
They described it as 'wasteful' and 'unnecessary'.
In a surprising turn of events, the ruling Akufo-Addo government on Friday, 20th April, 2018, submitted a total number of 998 workers to Parliament.
There are 706 Employees of Public Sector Organisations, 27 Presidential Staffers, 256 Junior Appointees and 9 Ministers of State.
This figure has been strongly condemned based on history and the fact that the ruling government has already appointed 110 ministers.
Speaking to this issue, Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper feels the debate is needless.
According to him, even though the number is record high, the brouhaha is not important.
“Numerically, Nana Akufo-Addo 998 is the highest…but the debate is needless” he said on Joy FM's Newsfile, Saturday, re-echoing similar comments he (Baako) passed when the NDC was in power and the opposition NPP took them on for having over 600 staff at the Presidency.
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kwame sefa kayi always complains about the hypocrisy and double standards in ghana politics. here it is, Baako, u are a fat p-1-g & a lazy sw1-ne
The guy came to look after us and make sure we get a foot hold on the job market.
The fundamental question which has not been answered is, does the government need the 998 presidential staff after it had said, it had employed about 200 and something staff to push it's agenda in government? Does the Akufo Addo administration need 998 presidential staffers, yes or no? If yes, that is for you to defend that joke of a number in the paper shuffling and paper pushing non-productive sector as opposed to these staffers working the farms, to increase agricultural productivity and our food security. And if no, you must justify why you need is it 298 staffers, but you have 998. Suffice to say, the electorate don't have the answers and it's on the ballot as an issue in 2020. Either they go and farm, clean the environment and rid the cities of filth and decrease the incidence of malaria and thus boost productivity with savings on NHIS payments and increase the overall health of the population or the ballot paper speaks to the propriety of 998 paper pushing presidential staffers in the face of technology.
OOOOOOOOOOOO Kweku. Stop that, you are destroying your integrity and respect Ghanaians have for you. where are all the so called discerning listerners and speakers. its a shame all the reverend ministers, journalist, think tanks and pressure group have gone silence.
AM VERY VERY SAD. I FEEL SOO DISAPPOINTED IN GHANA AND I ASK A QUESTION IF THIS COUNTRY HAS FUTURE. GOD HAVE MERCY. AKUFO ADDO HAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED GHANA AND OUR HOPE IS DEAD. I PRAY GOD COMES IN IF THERE IS REALLY GOD. GOD COME SAVE AS FROM GHANAIANS SO CALLED LEADERS.
kweku baako is a 4kn guy who 'gets some to chop' that is why JAK awarded him a useeelesss medal. here he is, doing it again.
You people should 4kn read. What kind of ***barred word*** politics is this. The man passed the same comment during NDC time and you guys are dissing and talking of principles. What a lame-***barred word*** people.
This man should develop principle
NPP is committing more mistakes than NDC. Nothing seems to be working and some of us are already living in regret.
This Kwaku Baako guy, i sometimes wonder if he has conscience. If its NPP not wrong but if NDC hell must break lose. NON/sense