The Minority in Parliament has slammed President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial reshuffle which it describes as “injury time reshuffle”, asserting the move will not fix the seven year mess creatred by his government.
According to the Minority, this is a mere remix of the Akufo-Addo and Vice President Bawumia’s failed government, which the NDC Caucus said is insipid and uninspiring.
President Akufo-Addo in a statement issued on 14th February, 2024, relieved some ministers and deputy ministers of their positions with the likes of Ken Ofori-Atta, Dan Botwe, Kwaku Agyemang Manu among others being axed.
But the Minority in a statement signed by Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said the move is too too late with barely nine months to exit office, and neither will it solve the suffering and hardships confronting the people of Ghana.
”These injury time reserves, who have been on the bench for more than seven years without warm-up, cannot make any meaningful impact in the remaining nine (9) months to salvage the sinking ship and the massive economic mess created by Alhaji Bawumia and his economic mismanagement team.
“The tenure of this government has been characterised by excessive borrowing, unsustainable debt, an economic crisis, high appetite for taxes, poor governance, reckless and wasteful expenditures, siphoning of state resources into private pockets of government appointees, as well as state capture by family and friends of the President and his Vice.”
The statement added: “For the records, President Akufo-Addo has at all material times remained obstinate and defiant when the subject of reshuffle came up for discussion. For example, he rebuffed nearly 100 NPP Members of Parliament who demanded the immediate resignation of outgoing Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
“President Akufo-Addo also did not heed calls from the vast majority of Ghanaians who publicly urged him to reshuffle his government as a result of the non-performance of his Cabinet.
“The NDC Minority believes that the best way to end the suffering and hardships of Ghanaians would have been for both President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Alhaji Bawumia to resign.”