Former President John Mahama is advocating for the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to downsize the number of Ministers in his government to 60 in this harsh economic times.
The former president’s calls come at a time where economic conditions have worsened in the country, stressing that the country can be governed with 60 ministers and deputies.
According to him, the move will be the resolve to all the disparities in privileges enjoyed by political officeholders and citizens as the country is still battling with finances and revenue mobilization.
As I announced in my Ghana We Want address at UPSA late last year, I will form a government of less than sixty (60) ministers and deputy ministers of state. He opined.
I still believe that in this crisis period, Ghana can be managed with not more than 60 ministers. And to cut down on the number of officeholders and remove the disparities in privileges and emoluments. He added.
The former president of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama has been very vocal in recent years slamming the ruling political party NPP and blaming the Akufo-Addo led administration for the country’s economic woes. He also assured the populace of an efficient use of the country’s scarce resources for the betterment of all Ghanaians if he regains power.
I shall assemble and operate the leanest but most efficient government under our fourth republic. We will reduce, significantly, the size of the government, he said.
Ghanaians have also descended on the ruling political party NPP, for their mismanagement of the Ghanaian economy pointing to high standard of living in the economy.
