[ 2016-11-23 ]

Nduom’s gov’t won’t have more than 40 ministers
Presidential Candidate of the Progressive
People’s Party (PPP) Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom says
his government – if he wins the December 7
elections – will not exceed 40 ministers.

According to him, running a lean government is
what Ghana requires currently. The
businessman-cum-politician expressed worry how
state resources are used to run political party
activities, a situation he says crumbled the
economy in 2012 and it is likely to do same after
this year.

“We need to stop and we will stop the use of
state funds to fund campaigns.” Dr Nduom
expressed these sentiments on Tuesday, November 22
during the Presidential Town Hall organized by the
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

The Presidential Town Hall is a series of debates
organized for 2016 presidential candidates by IEA.
The first of the series – which had three
candidates participating – took place in Accra
at the Kempinski Hotel. It is themed:
‘Reinforcing the Pillars of Ghana’s
Democracy’. Independent Presidential Candidate
Jacob Osei Yeboah and People’s National
Convention’s Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama were the
other candidates on Tuesday evening’s encounter.
‘Fancy flyovers’ Dr Nduom expressed
disappointment in President John Mahama for not
showing up at the debate, saying he has supervised
over a collapsing economy in the past years. Dr
Nduom maintained that running a relatively large
government given his experience as an entrepreneur
is cause of the economic woes of the country.
“We must be lean,” he stressed. He also
posited that borrowing to fund “showcase
projects” is a bane to a buoyant economy. He
said his government will ensure that it does not
borrow “to pay for fancy flyovers”. He called
for empowerment of local businesses if the economy
can return to buoyancy. Dr Mahama called for a
reduction in interest rates to allow local
businesses to thrive. He also recommended measures
to motivate fresh graduates to go into
agriculture. Mr Yeboah was worried the country is
running an “expensive democracy”, a situation
he attributes to the Winner-Takes-All syndrome. He
preached an all-inclusive government if voted for
in December.

Source - 3news.com

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