Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah has praised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his commitment to maintaining a government comprised of no more than 50 Ministers.
During the launch of his 2024 manifesto at GSTS on Sunday, August 18, the Vice President and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party assured the public that one of his strategies for national transformation will involve keeping the size of his government to a minimum.
we have experienced a major economic crisis and, with your support, weathered the storm. But we are not yet where we want to be. It is, therefore, very important to protect and expand our rebounding economy to attain and sustain macroeconomic stability with low inflation, low interest rates, exchange rate stability, and low budget deficits,” he stated, stressing “enhancing the role of the private sector, along with fiscal and administrative decentralization, improving our systems, and the way our institutions function will lead to greater efficiency, cut waste, and ensure value for money in procurement.
The move towards private sector provision of many public services would create fiscal space of at least 3% of GDP annually (GH¢30 billion). This represents a major paradigm shift. Additionally, an efficient system of governance will require even fewer ministers. Therefore, I would have no more than 50 Ministers.
During his contribution to Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ program on Thursday, August 22, Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, a Governance lecturer at Central University, expressed the view that maintaining a cabinet of 50 Ministers is a viable strategy for reducing the country’s expenses.
It will help me as a person and the entire nation. It is a good thing.
