Kufuor warns Ministers

The New Patriotic Party's mouthpiece, the NPP News, says President Kufuor has sounded another note of caution to his ministers not to throw their weights about but to serve the nation in humility.

Administering the oaths of allegiance, secrecy and ministers of state to 27 Deputy Ministers at the State House last Friday, President Kufuor reminded them that as members of government they were the servants of their compatriots who gave them the mandate to rule.

"I am not saying you should demean yourselves but you should not allow the weights of your offices to get into your heads or throw your weights about," he cautioned. The president advised the Deputy Ministers to eschew showmanship, self-centredness and petty quibbling and work with their sector ministers and civil servants as a team because his government treasures team spirit.