The Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has described the president’s ministerial reshuffle as “dead on arrival”.
According to the deputy minister in Parliament today, February 14, while commenting on the reshuffle, he opined that the changes were to be made long; thus, it was late and unlikely for the newly appointed ministers to deliver and give out their best.
“Honourable Speaker it is clear that this has come a little too late. And to say that for 10 months yes these new ministers may not have the opportunity to settle down and make any impact. So honourable speaker what I have to say is that these changes are simply dead on arrival,” he stated.
Kofi Buah emphasized that, Ghanaians including the Majority leader in parliament, Osei Kyei Mensa Bonsu have called on the president over sometime now to change the ministers of state but their plea was ignored until things were out of hand.
“This is very important because as you know the people of Ghana have called on the president in the last seven years when it became obvious that some of his ministers were not performing. It went to the extent that even the majority members of parliament insisted and called on the president to make these changes before the
boat capsized. It is obvious that the president refused until the boat capsized”, he added.
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 14, announced the change of some ministers, which included Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta losing his position to Mohammed Amin Adam as well as Kojo Oppong Nkrumah reassigned to Minster of Works and Housing.
Approximately 13 current ministers of state, including 10 cabinet ministers and two regional ministers, have been affected by the reshuffle.
