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Vice president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, says the appointment of 110 ministers by President Akufo-Addo is unacceptable and disappointing.

Mr Kofi Bentil said if the intention is to make the civil service more productive, then the solution certainly does not lie in employing more ministers.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he said, adding numbers only increases cost, but does not guarantee an enhanced productivity.

“If the head of the civil service is not doing their job, sack him and get somebody else there. If the director is not doing his job, remove him and put someone else there.

“You cannot replace these people with a series of ministers who are more expensive,” he added.

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday released the final list of ministerial nominees. The list included 50 deputy ministers and four ministers of state at the presidency.

The list brings the President’s appointment to a total of 110 ministers, the highest in the country's history.

Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid said the numbers are to assist the President pursue an ambitious development agenda.

He added that 110 ministers and deputies is the second largest after president Kufuor and yet "everybody knows the record of Kufuor's government".