EDITORIAL: Too Many Ministers

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