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60 ministers will not help your government, apologise to Ghanaians and appoint more – Afenyo-Markin tells Mahama

Afenyo Markin And Mahama Afenyo-Markin [L] and President John Mahama

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint more ministers in his government than his initial promise of 60.

According to him, the workload of the government requires more than 60 ministers to administer the state effectively. Hence, Mahama needs to apologise to the Ghanaian people for promising them only 60 ministers and instead appoint more people to work efficiently.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament during the debate on the approval of ministerial nominees on Thursday, January 23, the Minority Leader stated, "When we make mistakes, let's admit them and apologize. 60 ministers will not help your political cause. I am not the president, but if I were to advise Mr. President, I would say, Mr. President, you can apologize to Ghanaians and say, look, you underestimated the situation. I think I need to engage more ministers.”

President Mahama, during his campaign, pledged to limit his ministerial appointments to 60 as part of a promise to promote efficiency and reduce government expenditure. However, Mr. Afenyo-Markin asserted that Mahama’s promise may hamper the government’s ability to manage the complexities of governance.

He pointed out the challenges of combining ministries, such as the Local Government and Chieftaincy Ministry, which he described as requiring intensive oversight and conflict resolution. Mr. Afenyo-Markin expressed concern that limiting ministerial appointments could overburden the few appointees, leading to inefficiencies and possible allegations of corruption.

“People forget that when you merge two ministries, the staffers remain the same. All the civil servants who are there stay. One minister supervising everything will soon lead to things getting out of hand, and then corruption accusations will follow.

“Let’s boldly explain the intricacies of politics to the public instead of falling into the trap of unrealistic political commitments,” Afenyo-Markin added.



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Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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