The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has detailed a list of 20 positions at the presidency that they want the president to scrap with immediate effect.
It is the view of the party that another reason for Ghana’s economic collapse is the expenditure on the bloated size of the government.
As has been revealed by our hardworking Members of Parliament, between January and September of 2022, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia presidency wasted the taxpayer’s money as follows:
The President’s “operational enhancement expenditure” cost the suffering Ghanaian taxpayer a mind-boggling GH₵59.4 million;
The fuel bills at the presidency cost the taxpayer GH₵51.1 million;
President Akufo-Addo’s regional tours last year cost GH₵16.9 million;
Tyres and Batteries for official vehicles at the presidency cost Ghanaians GH₵15 million;
A Cabinet Retreat cost the taxpayer a colossal GH₵4.8 million;
Payments for new vehicles cost the suffering Ghanaian taxpayer GH₵6.5 million;
Payment for Networking and ICT Equipment cost the Ghanaian taxpayer GH₵6.6 million; An amount of GH₵10.4 million was spent on the 2022 Independence Day Celebration in Cape Coast;
An amount of GH₵4 million was spent by the Vice President on so-called “emergency activities”;
Telecommunications and Internet Services from January to September alone cost the suffering
Ghanaian taxpayer a shocking GH₵20 million (GH₵20,000,000.00); and last but not least;
Expenditure on office furniture and fittings cost Ghanaians GH₵7 million.”
”Enough of this disaster of a government that continues to waste the battered public purse with reckless abandon. We demand an immediate dismissal of these redundant hangers-on at the Presidency.
In this regard, we wish to advise the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government to consider the detailed alternative policy proposals put out by former President John Dramani Mahama in his famous address to the nation on “Building the Ghana we want” which was delivered in this very auditorium on 27th October 2022.”
Read the list of appointees they want to be scrapped
Further evidence of the waste of scarce resources can be seen in the many needless political appointees at the Presidency. In the midst of the worst economic crisis in living memory, the President continues to make ridiculous and superfluous appointments at the Presidency such as the following:
1. Youth Ambassador for Diaspora Affairs;
2. Policy Associate;
3. Chief Executive of Public Sector Reforms;
4. Overseer of the National Cathedral;
5. Church Relations Manager;
6. Diaspora Church Mobilization Officer;
7. Policy & Coordinator Analyst;
8. Focal Person, La Francophonie;
9. Technical Director, La Francophonie;
10. Coordinator, Special Development Initiatives Secretariat;
11. Director of Special Projects;
12. Manager of Operations & Programs;
13. 5 Technical Communications Assistants;
14. Technical Advisor, Zongo Development Authority;
15. 2 Technical Advisors, Special Development Initiatives Secretariat;
16. Technical Advisor, Political Affairs;
17. Presidential Staffer, NABCO;
18. Office Management Executive Associate;
19. Technical Director to the Presidential Advisor on Media; and
20. Data Manager.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
