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Presidential communications director Eugène Arhin has hinted that the number of ministers, deputy ministers and regional ministers to be appointed will not exceed 85.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, he said this resulted from President Akufo-Addo’s decision to cut seven of the ministries he created in 2017 when he took over from John Mahama.
During the president’s first term, his office consisted of 123 appointees, with around 36 responsible ministers, seven ministers of state, 48 deputy ministers, 16 regional ministers and 16 regional deputy ministers.
Nevertheless, the numbers are expected to decrease by 30%
He said: “The list, which would be printed on green sheets in the form of a statement, would contain a mix of old and new ministers, but the number would certainly not exceed 85, down from 126 in the first term. . “
Mr Arhin told the Daily Graphic that the list will exclude former MPs who were appointed ministers but did not win the 2020 parliamentary elections.
He indicated that these deputies lost their mandate to be reappointed to a ministerial post.
“More than 40 ministers and deputy ministers of the first Akufo-Addo administration who lost their parliamentary seats will not find themselves in the new government.”
However, pending the selection and appointment of ministers, Akufo-Addo has appointed a number of presidential staff to act and perform their duties on an interim basis, subject to consultation with the Council of State which is not yet constituted.
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