Check The Excesses In Your Gov't. . . Too Many Ministers And Presidential Staffers - Renowned Economist Tells Prez | Politics

Head of Economics on the University of Ghana, Professor William Baah Boateng, has raised issues in regards to the financial waste beneath the management of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ensuing within the hardships Ghanaians are at the moment going through.

Speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning present, Professor Baah Boateng underscored the necessity for the President to chop down the dimensions of his appointees in addition to examine the redundancy in State enterprises.

He famous that there are various staffers on the Presidency whose duties are a duplication of the work given to his appointees, but the staffers obtain large salaries.

"We always talk about the number of Ministers; 110 and so forth. I admit it is a big number but it is not limited to the Ministers alone. Do you know we have Presidential Staffers Act? The staffers in Jubilee House are equivalent to a lot of the Ministers, are you aware of that? So, if we have presidential staffers numbering about 100 and 110 Ministers, some of the presidential staffers' equivalent is Deputy Ministers. Some of their equivalent is Ministers and others are Cabinet Ministers. They collect the same remuneration that we say it's too big for the Ministers," he stated.

He additionally said that the output of a whole lot of the individuals working in State enterprises would not match the variety of the workforce, thus putting an enormous burden on the government.

The Senior Lecturer additional decried the politics the place successive governments abandon infrastructure initiatives began by their predecessors stressing it makes the nation run into money owed.

He argued that as a result of government neglects the initiatives, it's compelled to borrow to defray the money owed.

"It puts pressure on your cedi and these are the things that give us problems," he said.

He suggested the President to examine the excesses in his government.