The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately merge some ministries and reduce the number of presidential staffers.
In an address to the media on Monday, February 20, Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, said, with the prevailing economic crisis, it is untenable for the president to appoint more ministers, burdening the already distressed public purse.
The Minority Leader wants the Ministry of Food and Agriculture merged with the Fisheries Ministry and the Chieftaincy Ministry merged with the Tourism Ministry. The Minority is also calling for the Sanitation and the Local Government Ministry to be merged to help reduce the size of the government.
The Minority caucus also wants the Information and Communication ministries to be merged and the Transport and Railways ministries also merged.
Speaking on Ahotor 92.3 Fm, Political Analyst Mr. David Dunu has said the Minority’s call for the government to cut down its size is a call in the right direction.
He said the government needs to listen to the numerous calls from some Ghanaians to cut down expenditure as it will help the country save money in this era of economic hardships.
Listen to David Dunu below:
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
