Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ministerial reshuffle soon
Some ministers in the Mills administration will have to be looking for new jobs pretty soon. This is because the agitation for the removal of non-performing ministers can no longer be ignored and the President has no option but to axe those who are believed to be impeding his administration.
One name which pops up all the time when a possible reshuffle is discussed is Mrs. Zita Okaikoi, Minister of Information. It appears that the verdict is unanimous both within and outside the corridors of power in the National Democratic Congress – Zita must go.
The main complaint is that the information system of government appears to have collapsed even before the government started functioning.Various spokespersons of government had been contradicting themselves on all issues and give the impression that there is no centre of coordination. Party faithfuls also believe that the achievements of government have not been propagated sufficiently and effectively.
It is suggested that Ms. Hannah Tetteh, now Minister of Trade, or Mr. Alex Segbefia, Deputy Chief of Staff could have done much better at the Ministry of Information. Insiders however say that Mr. Fritz Baffour, a Member of Parliament and a media figure may replace Zita at the Ministry of Information.Party loyalists are also deeply worried about the fact that no member of the previous administration has been convicted for corruption or mismanagement of national resources.
The blame for this state of affairs is placed squarely at the doorstep of Mrs. Betty Mould Iddrisu, who some accuse of unwillingness to prosecute NPP types while others claims that she is not particularly gifted as a criminal lawyer. There have been strong suggestions for her to be moved either to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Health.
Names which have been put forward as possible replacement include Mr. Martin Amidu, a former vice presidential candidate and the current minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni.There are also indications that some deputy ministers may be moved around or shown the exit purely on account of the fact that they don’t seem to get along well with their Ministers. It is also known that in the Energy Ministry, there have been what some call personality clashes between Dr. Oteng Adjei, the Minister and his deputy, Dr. Kwabena Donkor.
The situation at the Ministries of Women and Children’s Affairs, Works and Housing and Roads and Highways may not be too different.In the reshuffle which is expected early January 2010, the President is said to be considering the removal of “arrogant and unpopular ministers”. An insider told the Insight newspaper that “some changes are inevitable”.
Source: The Insight/Ghana
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Ghana Pundit Headline News
E-mail subscription
Pan Africa News
Graphic Ghana
MYJOYONLINE.COM
Peacefm Online - News with a vision
The Times - World News
The Times - Africa News
Pambazuka News :Emerging powers in Africa Watch
AfricaNews - RSS News
The Zimbabwe Telegraph
BBC News | Africa | World Edition
Modern Ghana
My Blog List
-
Chinese Loans to Africa: The Economist Gets it Wrong - On September 7th *The Economist* published an article, "China's Relationship with Africa is Growing Murkier," with a graph on "murky" Chinese lending int...2 months ago
-
African Extractive Industries: PRC Neocolonialism - That the slow development of the African continent can be traced to Western colonialism is an archetype of this field of study: Mainly interested in extr...5 months ago
-
-
A Leopard can’t change its skin: PNDC versus Rev. Charles Palmer Buckle, NDC versus Rev Martey & Otabil - The Catholic Standard, before it was banned by the PNDC government of Jerry John Rawlings in 1985, was Ghana’s oldest private newspaper, owned by the Catho...8 years ago
-
Egyptians mass in Tahrir to honour uprising - Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to commemorate the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that toppled their l...12 years ago
-
Egyptians mass in Tahrir to honour uprising - Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to commemorate the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that toppled their l...12 years ago
-
-
-
No comments:
Post a Comment