Kwakye Ofosu justifies appointment of Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability

Spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama who is also Minister-designate for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has justified the appointment of Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability.

He explained that climate change issues are now given utmost priority in most countries.

These countries, he said, are gravitating toward committing more resources to addressing the issue of climate change

Asked why this appointment was made when it could have been given to the Ministry of Environment to handle, he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, January 25 that “climate change is on the front burner in many countries, it is the number one issue…powerful countries are gravitating towards putting in more resources to ensure they overcome it.

“The Minister is an advisor at the presidency at the policy level…president Mahama thought through and determined what he needed,” he said.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu further said that President Mahama is committed to running a lean but efficient government.

Drawing a comparison between the first Akufo-Addo administration which had 120 ministers, he noted that the Mahama government would perform well despite the small size because the Akufo-Addo administration performed poorly irrespective of its large size.

“Ghanaians have accepted that we will have the leanest and most efficient government,” he said.

“These are some of the ways the president can save money and get the job done and by and large Ghanaians have accepted this, he added.

Akufo-Addo had a large size government but delivered poor results, the Member of Parliament for Abura Asebu-Kwamankese further stated.

For his part, a Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo told all the appointees of President John Dramani Mahama to be visionary in carrying out their mandate.

He asked them to set higher standards and not repeat the mistakes made by the previous Akufo-Addo administration.

Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, January 25, he said ” I will urge the appointees to be visionary in all that they do.

“Set higher standards, don’t use Akufo-Addo as base standards for anything you do…”

He further asked them to exhibit humility in all their dealings with Ghanaians otherwise Ghanaians would punish them in the next election.

The President expressed confidence in their abilities to deliver on their mandates, stressing the critical nature of their portfolios in driving national development.

 

 

 

 

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