I’ll appoint only 40 ministers – Paa Kwesi Nduom

• Posted on November 23, 2016
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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A government under the leadership of flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom will have only 40 ministers. Speaking at the Institute of Economic Affairs’ 2016 Town hall Presidential Debate in Accra on Tuesday, Dr. Nduom who is also a businessman and entrepreneur argued that “40 ministers of state is all that we need.” According to him this will enable his government reduce the cost of maintaining a government and also ensure fiscal discipline.

“I have been a minister for public sector reform before and I do know that if we implement performance, evaluation, if we ensure that the right things are done by the public servants and give them security of tenure we can get a lot done through the public service and stop the interference of the politicians. I’m against professional politicians and I want to make sure that we take them out of the system and bring competence, experience to run the administration that will be there from year to year,” he added.

He said mastering fiscal discipline is “not a matter of legislation it is a matter leadership, It is a matter of knowing what is it that you should do.” Dr. Nduom further explained that if voted into power he would ensure that Ghanaians do not import what could be produced in the country. The PPP flagbearer debated two others at the IEA programme.

The two others were Dr. Edward Mahama of the People’s National Convention and an independent candidate, Jocab Osei Yeboah. Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom is vying to be the President of Ghana and is hoping to be given such mandate by Ghanaians on December 7. He is in the race with 6 others including incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.

 By: Godwin A. Allotey