[ 2017-03-17 ]

I need men for unprecedented challenges – Akufo-Addo
The unprecedented problems confronting Ghana
demand a large government, President Nana
Akufo-Addo has said in response to the criticism
fired at him over the size of his government,
which has seen him appoint or nominate 110
ministers.

“I don’t believe that my government in the
Fourth Republic has big numbers in view of the
swollen challenges,” the President said in an
interview with the Daily Graphic and Ghana
Television.

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday nominated 50
deputies and 4 others to serve as Ministers of
State at the presidency and ministries, bringing
his total number of ministers to 110, the highest
in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.

He said, the problems facing the country,
including the decline in the agriculture sector,
corruption, the low growth rate of the economy and
the revenue leaks required bold measures to
address them.

“These are the background and the circumstances
that were facing my government and the people of
Ghana, hence they need a new paradigm shift to
solve the problems,” he stated.

In President Akufo-Addo’s view, the end will
justify the means as he assured that his
government was going to work for the people.

“We have a problem and what is the best way? It
is better to have men and women capable of serving
the nation’s interests and to work to grow the
economy… If I succeed, you will soon find out
the brouhaha is nothing compared to the
success.”

Source - citifmonline.com

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