Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has condemned the ministerial reshuffle by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and described it as ‘dead on arrival.’
He stressed that it has come too late to bring any positive change to the people of Ghana.
Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, February 14, Buah argued that the reshuffle, announced by Speaker Alban Bagbin and forwarded to the Appointments Committee, failed to meet the nation’s earlier calls for governmental reorganization, which aimed at revitalizing the country’s direction and economic performance.
“The timing of the reshuffle leaves the newly appointed ministers with insufficient time to adapt and contribute effectively to the economy,” Buah remarked, reflecting on President Akufo-Addo’s delay in responding to the widespread demand for change.
He pointed out that even members within the majority New Patriotic Party (NPP) had cause to appeal to the President to enact these changes to prevent further decline, yet their calls went unheeded until it was too late.
He said, “This has come a little too late and to say that for the 10 months left these new ministers might not even get the opportunity to settle down and make any impact.”
“All I have to say is that his change is simply dead on arrival,” he added.
In response, however, Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh Dompreh defended the President’s decision, emphasizing the Constitutional right to reshuffle ministers at his discretion.
Dompreh advised the Minority to focus on enhancing their campaign strategies for the upcoming elections rather than critiquing the reshuffle.
“Mind your business and concentrate on helping your flagbearer to put out appealing messages to get the vote of Ghanaians,” he stated.
