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The Akufo-Addo government, during its second term, should strive to pay more attention to the development of infrastructure such as roads, railways and others, in order to galvanize national development efforts, a advised an expert in international affairs, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso.
He said: “Research has shown that a 2% increase in infrastructure creates 40% socio-economic activity and therefore we need to focus on this area as a nation”.
Dr Antwi-Danso, also Dean of Academic Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, stressed the need to seriously tackle the combating illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as “galamsey” as the threat could erode gains made so far.
“We should convince people that Galamsey could destroy us if we don’t tackle it comprehensively, and therefore whoever comes to head the Department of Lands and Natural Resources should work very hard to fix it,” he said. he declares.
Dr Antwi-Danso congratulated the President for renewing the candidacy of former “tried” ministers for approval.
He urged cabinet candidates not to disappoint the president and the good people of Ghana in carrying out their tenure once approved by parliament.
“The President hasn’t strayed too far from the people he tried and tested in his first term and shows the confidence he had in them and I think they did very well in their respective portfolios.
“My only regret is Hajia Alima Mahama, former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development who was unable to secure the ministerial appointment during the second term.
“This woman was working very hard and knows every detail of local governance and I think it is because she lost her parliamentary seat and it is difficult for her to be re-elected”, observed Dr Antwi. -Danso.
He believed, however, that the appointing authority lay with the President and knew those with whom he could work to fulfill his mandate.
“The president wants them to continue their good work and even improve it.
“And every Ghanaian with an analytical mind will say that the president did very well in his first term despite the election results.
“The evidence on the ground speaks for itself, and his ministers who performed well deserved to be selected,” added Dr Antwi-Danso.
On Thursday, January 21, 2021, President Akufo-Addo submitted to Parliament a list of 46 designated sector and regional ministers for consideration and subsequent approval.
It included 19 ministers who served in the first term while seven ministries created during his first term were either merged or abolished.
There were eight ministers appointed as women and one person with disabilities (PWD).
The Akufo-Addo-led administration has been widely criticized for having had an elephant-sized government during its first term and has pledged to maintain a lean government with no more than 85 ministers as the number of ministries went from 36 to 28.
In addition, there would be no regional deputy ministers.
Dr Antwi-Danso said it would have been unpredictable if the President had changed the whole team and brought new faces.
Regarding the number of nominated women, Dr Antwi-Danso said he did not believe in quantity as a yardstick for measuring government effectiveness.
“I thought the president had chosen who deserved to be chosen because it wasn’t just about putting more women in government and nothing changes.
“The president is wise enough to pick women who could do the job and deliver the desired results,” said Dr Antwi-Danso.
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