We never promised a lean government - NPP

Europa 11:52 - 13 January 2017

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Some Ghanaians have argued that the ministerial appointments are too many and would be a waste of the tax payer’s money.

President Nana Akufo-Addo never promised a lean government during the electioneering period, Information Minister-designate Mustapha Hamid has said.

His comments come on the back of criticisms surrounding the ministerial appointments made by the president so far.

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has named 36 ministerial nominees who are yet to be vetted and approved by parliament.

He will be appointing deputy ministers once the ministerial nominees have taken office, as well as, regional ministers.

Some Ghanaians have since argued that the ministerial appointments are too many and would be a waste of the tax payer’s money.

But Hamid, who is also the spokesperson for the president, has rubbished those claims.

“I don’t remember anywhere that we promised a lean government. We never said that. We promised a government that is efficient, that will deliver, that will protect the integrity of the state and protect the public purse, that’s what we promised. We didn’t promise a lean government,” he said on Accra-based Class FM.

Mr. Hamid added: “every president has his vision and his understanding of how the nation should go, and, therefore, it is the vision that determines the number of ministers that would be required to deliver on that vision.

“So, I don’t think that we should box ourselves into an utopia of lean government which at the end of the day superintends more waste and more corruption than anybody can imagine,” he stressed.