The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), ex-President John Dramani Mahama, has promised to scrap about five of the ministries created by President Akufo Addo if he wins the 2020 Presidential election.
The Ministries targeted by the NDC flagbearer are: The Ministries of Public Procurement, Monitoring and Evaluation & Planning, Business Development and Special Development Initiative.
Speaking during the launch of the NDC’s fundraising on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the International Trade Fair Centre, Mr. Mahama that large government size is a huge drain on public funds and are useless.
In his ministry-hacking plan, Mr. Mahama promised so merge some other ministries, including combining the Ministries of Aviation, Railways and Transport into a one Ministry. “This was a Ministry that was previously man by two women and yet they did more work in the area of transport than three Ministries man by six Ministers,” he added.
He also promised to merge the Sanitation Ministry and the Ministry of Local Government.
President Akufo Addo has been at the receiving end of widespread criticism for ballooning the size of his government despite strong condemnations he had for his predecessor-John Dramani, prior to winning the 2016 Presidential election.
As soon as he was sworn in, President Akufo Addo quickly racked up125 ministers, a figure that is over 30 more ministers more than his predecessor whom he had chastised.