Jake is the official government Spokesman

The Minority on Thursday urged the government to designate who should be its spokesman to avoid the discrepancy that was occurring on the government's reaction on sensitive national issues.

They said describing Kwabena Agyepong as deputy government Spokesman to give explanation on a government action only for Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Information and Presidential Affairs to come out "and begin to battle to undo the mess the Assistant Spokesman had created was baffling."

Mr Kofi Attor, (Ho-Central), Mr John Mahama (Bole) and Mr Francis Agbotse (Ho-West) all NDC members made the point one after the other when they were contributing to the approval of the budget estimates for the Ministry of Information and Presidential Affairs Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey presented to Parliament. Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey, who took the criticism smiling, said: "I am the spokesman for the country. I speak officially for the government."