EDITORIAL: Too Many Ministers
Thu, 23 Dec 2004
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Ghana has too many parasites (ministers) feeding on the state. President Kufuor should cut down his staff drastically to save the nation from unnecessary expenses. This is a suggestion
The following ministries should remain as is
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning
- Ministry of Energy
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Education
The following Ministries should be merged, i.e responsibilities on the right should be handled by the ministries on the left.
- Ministry of Health = Health & Environment
- Ministry of Commerce = Trade, Industry & PSI + Private Sector Development + NEPAD
- Ministry of Transport = Ports, Harbors and Railways + Roads, Highways & Transport
- Ministry of Labor = Employment + Work + Manpower Development
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs = Foreign Affairs + Regional Cooperation + Tourism
- Ministry of ICT = Communications & Technology + Information + Science
- Ministry of Natural Resources = Mines + Lands & Forestry
- Ministry of Human "Services" = Women & Children Affairs & Housing & Youth
The following ministries should be abolished
- Local Government & Rural Dev?t: Regional Ministers & 100s of DCEs are responsible for this
- Parliamentary Affairs: No need. Speaker can be the bridge between parliament & the executive
- Modernization of the Capital: We already have a regional minister for Greater Accra, an Accra Major and several DCEs in Accra
- Senior Ministry: It?s self-evident we don't need this
- Deputy Ministers: They are simply a waste of space
- Ministers of state: No need
- "Special Assistants": No Need
Ghana has too many parasites (ministers) feeding on the state. President Kufuor should cut down his staff drastically to save the nation from unnecessary expenses. This is a suggestion
The following ministries should remain as is
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning
- Ministry of Energy
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Education
The following Ministries should be merged, i.e responsibilities on the right should be handled by the ministries on the left.
- Ministry of Health = Health & Environment
- Ministry of Commerce = Trade, Industry & PSI + Private Sector Development + NEPAD
- Ministry of Transport = Ports, Harbors and Railways + Roads, Highways & Transport
- Ministry of Labor = Employment + Work + Manpower Development
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs = Foreign Affairs + Regional Cooperation + Tourism
- Ministry of ICT = Communications & Technology + Information + Science
- Ministry of Natural Resources = Mines + Lands & Forestry
- Ministry of Human "Services" = Women & Children Affairs & Housing & Youth
The following ministries should be abolished
- Local Government & Rural Dev?t: Regional Ministers & 100s of DCEs are responsible for this
- Parliamentary Affairs: No need. Speaker can be the bridge between parliament & the executive
- Modernization of the Capital: We already have a regional minister for Greater Accra, an Accra Major and several DCEs in Accra
- Senior Ministry: It?s self-evident we don't need this
- Deputy Ministers: They are simply a waste of space
- Ministers of state: No need
- "Special Assistants": No Need
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