NDC Pressure Group Takes On President Mahama For Reducing Appointment Of Ministers From 30 To 23
In this the young outspoken politician cautioned that "Mr. Presidents do not sacrifice 24hr economy policy for 60 Ministers syndrome

Executive Secretary of the Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM-GH), Mr Azubila Emmanuel Abdu-Salam, has vehemently disagreed with President John Dramani to reduce the appointment of the ministers from thirty (30) to twenty-three (23), stressing that it will likely to affect the effective implementation of 24 hour economy policy campaign promised to Ghanaians.
In this the young outspoken politician cautioned that "Mr. Presidents do not sacrifice 24hr economy policy for 60 Ministers syndrome
In a statement copied to Soireenews.com in Accra on Wednesday January 22, 2025, Mr Azubila Emmanuel Abdu-Salam noted that he thinks that it will be difficult for the President to effectively implement the 24 hour economy policy with sixty (60) ministers without Deputies in some ministries.
Undoubtedly, he pointed that President John Dramani Mahama promised Ghanaians a lean government. I believe he has fulfilled that promise through the reduction of 30 ministries to 23 ministries and that is recommendable.
"I will call the 60 Ministers syndrome during the campaign as an overreaction. The over reaction statement of appointing only 60 ministers contradicts the 24hr economy policy as one minister can not work 24hrs if their respective agencies are to implement the 24hr economy policy effectively.
"What the president fails to understand now is that he did not anticipate this huge number of 188 Members of Parliament during his campaign when he overreacted, promising only 60 ministers," Mr Abdu-Salam noted
He suggested to the President to concentrate on promises to reset the economy, reduce the hardship Ghanaians are going through imposed on us by the previous Nana Addo government, by appointing enough qualified men and women to speed up the reset agenda.
He stated that reducing the numbers of ministries to 23 alone is a great achievement of the lean government promised by the president but trying to stick to only sixty (60) Ministers including the 16 Regional Ministers promised, may cause problems for the president in his party and government.
According to Mr Abdu-Salam, the previous government under the outgoing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo failed Ghanaians, not because of the high numbers of ministers but rather the high level of corruption and arrogance.
He noted that "if President Mahama will commit himself to fighting corruption in his government and enforce accountability, the number of ministers may not be necessary.
"If the president really wants to implement the 24 hour economy effectively, which is a major campaign promise, then I will advise that he should go beyond the 60 Ministers syndrome and feel free to form a stronger team regardless of the number of ministers," he added.
He pointed out that a 24hr economy policy can not function effectively with only one minister at a ministry without Deputies, noting that So far, President Dramani Mahama has appointed 48 ministers including the 16 Regional Ministers.
"Take note, these 48 ministers exclude deputy ministers, what it means is that, if the president wants to go by the 60 Ministers promised, most of the ministries will not have deputy ministers and that may affect the 24hr economy policy if implemented.
"The 24hr economy policy is expected to bring economic revolution and must not be sacrificed for this 60 Ministers syndrome. However, the reduction of ministries from thirty (30) to twenty three (23) alone is itself a fulfillment of the lean government promised by the president and not necessarily sticking to 60 Ministers including the 16 Regional Ministers.
"I will suggest that, the president should detach the 16 Regional Ministers from the 60 Ministers promised so that he can form a stronger and solid team to work with, to as a matter of urgency reset this country earlier than expected to relieve Ghanaians from this economic hardship imposed on us by the previous Nana Addo and Bawumia government," he said.