Nana Addo Should Step Down If He Can't Rule Ghana With 40 Ministers

Renowned economic professor, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin says if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot govern Ghana with 40 ministers of state as the country is going through economic challenges, then he should step down.

He explained stated the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Programme the country has secured is not a definite solution to the economic crisis.

The academic said it has become critical that government puts in place measures to complement those recommended by the IMF.

According to him, government should cut down on the number of ministers and embark on dissolving some agencies that are not needed in such dire times.

He added that some ministries can also be merged together to cut down on government expenditure.

“Why can’t we do that? If any president comes and says that he can’t do that, he should resign.

“We are not looking for perfect people to govern this country because we can’t get that here. If the president cannot govern this country with less than 40 ministers, he should step down.

“We said that government with this number of people because we don’t have the budget to sustain all of that, collapse that, sell the V-8s,” he said.

Professor Bokpin was speaking at the Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Business Meeting. The theme was ‘The Current Economic Situation and You.’

Earlier, Professor Ransford Gyampo, a senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana also said an optimum size of 40 ministers would be okay for Nana Addo to rule the country.

He believes there are outstanding ministries that can be absorbed under one umbrella.

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced ministerial appointees after securing his second term in the December 7, 2020, elections.

More than sixteen ministers in his first term have maintained to continue their jobs in his second administration.