A Local Governance Expert, Dr. Frederick Oduro has stated that there is nothing significant to show that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia will be his own man when elected President.
The Vice President and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged that under his Presidency, there will not be more than 50 Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
In his maiden address after winning NPP flag bearer race to members of the Diplomatic Corps, Civil Society Organizations, NPP functionaries, Dr. Bawumia explained that an efficient system of governance will require fewer ministers, hence, his decision to have less ministers.
He also touched on the need to enhance the role of the private sector along with fiscal and administrative decentralization, improving our systems and the way our institutions function as that will lead to greater efficiency.
Commenting on the issues on Starr Today with Nana Kwame Ayira, the local governance expert indicated that there must be some difference now from what President Akufo-Addo is doing and what the Vice President will do as President.
According to him, Dr. Bawumia has been in the helm of affairs in the Akufo-Addo’s government though he claims to be the driver’s mate.
“One of the key things that people say is that if he is elected it will be a continuation of Akufo-Addo’s government. So even within President Akufo-Addo’s government where you see the President virtually laid back but Dr. Bawumia having been elected as Presidential candidate is coming out with new ideas. If there are changes for me it will be significant to show that Dr. Bawumia is his own man first and foremost.
“Secondary, the kind of policy direction that in the last few months they have presented that they are going to pursue if it is different from what we have witnessed then it means it is the doing of Dr. Bawumia,” Dr. Oduro stated.
He continued: “Now that he is the Presidential candidate, if the government of the day is pursuing new policies different from what we have seen in the last seven years. If we can see major changes in the government portfolios and even some replacements. Then I can see that indeed this is how we expect to see should Dr. Bawumia becomes the President.”
