Kufuor to appoint 37 more Ministers

The Dispatch says credible sources close to the Office of the President has hinted that President John Agyekum Kufuor is aiming to appoint a total of 64 Ministers, meaning there are 37 more in the pipeline to add unto the 27 that he previously nominated.

The President, in his campaign leading to the general elections had promised reducing the number of Ministers in the previous government of President Rawlings that stood at 88.

The announcement of the 27 Ministers reportedly caused some stir, not with the nominees but the classification of Ministries, which is making analysts wonder if President Kufuor will not cross his reported self-imposed limit of 64 and not get closer to the NDC's figure.

Analysts according to Dispatch had expected the Ministry of Communications to be scrapped with the nomination of Ms Elizabeth Ohene as a Minister of State, President-media relations. The description of some of the Ministerial titles, it said, gives the impression that the Kufuor administration wanted to avoid criticisms from certain interest groups like gender and regional groups.