President Akufo-Addo has come under severe criticisms after new appointments he made on Wednesday brought the number of ministers and deputy minsters to 110.
With this number of appointees, Akufo Addo’s government becomes the biggest ever in the Fourth Republic. The previous NPP government led by former President John Agyekum Kufuor had 88 ministers, the Mills administration that succeeded it had 69 ministerial appointees while the Mahama administration, had 78 ministerial appointments.
Speaking to the issue in an interview with the Daily Graphic and Ghana Television (GTV) in his office at the Flagstaff House, Thursday, President Akufo Addo debunked claims that his government is the biggest ever in the Fourth Republic.
According to him, the problems facing the country need bold and ambitious measures to address them.
“I don’t believe that my government in the Fourth Republic has big numbers in view of the swollen challenges. These are the background and the circumstances that were facing my government and the people of Ghana; hence they need a new paradigm shift to solve the problems. We have a problem and what is the best way? It is better to have men and women capable of serving the nation’s interests and to work to grow the economy. If I succeed, you will soon find out the brouhaha is nothing compared to the success” he stated
Akufo Addo stated that his government has inherited unprecedented challenges; a situation which is worse than any other administration.
“I don’t believe that any government in the fourth republic has inherited the challenges that my government has inherited…we are talking about a country with a 74 percent GDP-to-debt ratio, a GHc 2.4 billion debt overhang in the energy sector, persistent decline in growth rate, lowest rate of 2.6 percent growth rate in the agriculture sector over the past 20 years, widespread unemployment, the major issue of corruption and the persistent leakage of revenue in our system…
…when you put all of these circumstances together, my assessment is that we need to really put all hands on deck. We need the cooperation of my party and my country that will allow me to deal with all these issues and already the signs are that this government, in spite of these huge challenges, has begun to put some order in the circumstances of our country.”
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Nana, you forgot to add it is part of the job creation agenda...lol
Ghanaians have sold their colored Television to purchase a Black & white, old and outmoded Type. Oh God, save us.
I am getting worried.
hyundai i10 ministers versus john ford ministers. is it about quality and substance of men . three deputies ministers for information(WTF) DEPUTY ministers. W= in charge of whatsup T= in charge of twitter F= in charge of facebook
Mr President please i trust your judgement.that is why i voted for you. so any thing at all that will make Ghana work again, i am for it. God Bless Nana Addo.
This excuse is an after thought.If you claim you have the men,it presupposes that you have men of quality who through their individual expertise,can help solve any problems confronting the country,not necessarily by sheer numbers.Where would monies for their ex-gratia payment come from?We know how "elephantic"these payments are.This is a waste of money and JOB FOR THE BOYS.That is what it is,period!!!!!
small size of Government with huge corruption and large size of Government to deal with corruption which one should be in the interest of the state
Your Excellency..you can go ahead and appoint 2000 ministers if you want to.. we are solidly behind you.You are going to bring the changes we want..it's obvious.#k)so saaa papa #Y3p3 de3 woy3 no
LET US WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE 110 MINISTERS WILL DO FOR MOTHER GHANA BEFORE FOR WE CRITICISED . BY THE WAY WITH THE SMALLER OF 83 MINISTERS FROM JOHN MAHAMA MINISTER DID CAUSED ALOT OF MESS TO MOTHER GHANA .
I voted for you to lead us so that the heavy hardship damp on us by the NDC gov't will be lefted on us, for now if this is the way to go the less the hardship on Ghanaians than so be it Mr. President toasoo saaa.