Prez. Mahama’s reason for no Information Ministry under his gov’t

President John Mahama has justified the decision to exclude the Ministry of Information from the lineup of 23 ministries in his administration, describing it as a strategic move to fulfil his promise to downsize the government while ensuring efficient communication.

This comes after the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) raised concerns regarding the recent changes in government structure to understand the rationale behind the removal of the Ministry of Information from the President’s list of ministries.

Speaking at a press engagement, President Mahama explained that the absence of the Information Ministry reflects a conscious effort to streamline government operations and reduce redundancies.

“With regards to government communications, you’ll notice that there’s no Information Ministry in the lineup of 23 ministries we recently announced. That was partly in response to our promise to downsize government,” the President stated.

To address the critical need for timely and accurate dissemination of information, President Mahama revealed the establishment of a Minister of State in charge of government communications, directly under the presidency.

“We had to be very strategic with how we dealt with the flow of information from government because that’s critical to the success of whatever we intend to do. That’s why we brought information into the presidency, with a Minister of State in charge of government communications, and anchored it with a string of strong communications professionals in the most critical sectors,” Mr Mahama explained.

Additionally, the President outlined plans to modernise the Information Services Department (ISD), transitioning it from its traditional role as a civil service organization into a dynamic entity under the presidency.

ABOUT: Nana Kwesi Coomson

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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.

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