A former Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Ayine Bukari, who served in the first term of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has added his voice to calls by some Ghanaians on the President to reshuffle his ministers.
There have been calls in recent times on President Akufo-Addo to reshuffle his ministers following the worsening economic fortunes of the country. One of such Ghanaians is former President John Dramani Mahama.
Prior to its coming into power in 2017, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) said it had the men to run the affairs of the country. However, the current deterioration of the country’s economy does not show that there are capable men within the party in government to rescue the collapsing economy.
Just last week, the President directed his Finance Minister to start arrangements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. This sharply is a U-turn from the previous position of the government that it would not go to the IMF.
This came just days after former President Mahama suggested to President Akufo-Addo to immediately dismiss the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and others, and bring fresh blood to revamp the economy. Speaking on Bolgatanga-based A1 Radio, Mr. Bukari said the faces of some of the ministers bring annoyance to Ghanaians
He said, “I will agree with people calling on His Excellency the president to shake up his government. I agree with them. There should be a shake-up. At least, people should sit up because we have more years, so there should be a shake-up. Some people’s faces bring annoyance to people. He [the president] doesn’t see. When there is a shake-up, it will be good and Ghanaians will know that the elephant is doing good. There should be a shake-up so that we can break the eight.”
The former Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga during President Kufuor’s administration however fell short of naming the ministers he believes their faces annoy Ghanaians.
Recently, the Member of Parliament for Talensi Constituency in the Upper East Region, Benson Tongo Baba had claimed that the refusal of President Akufo-Addo to reshuffle some of his ministers especially the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Food and Agriculture, was worrying.
He said: “You know very well that man is not working yet you allow him to be there. Who does that? How can you put a person in one office for close to six years? Even various workplaces don’t do that.”
From William Nlanjerbor Jalulah, Bolgatanga
