Deputy Forestry Commission CEO, Elikem Kotoko, has mentioned that the current administration is working to strengthen state institutions while addressing weaknesses inherited from the previous government.

He described the government’s agenda as a process of “resetting” systems rather than dismantling them.

“We are building on a system they left behind,” he said on TV3’s New Day programme on May 20, 2026.

“Where there is a need for a reset, that is what must be done,” he said.

Kotoko made the comments while responding to criticisms surrounding governance and state institutions.

According to him, every administration inherits structures from the previous government and must improve areas that are not functioning effectively.

He argued that some opposition figures were being inconsistent in their reactions to state institutions, especially the judiciary.

“At one point they praised the judiciary and asked people to trust the system,” he stated.

“Now they are attacking the same institutions because decisions are not going their way,” he added.

Kotoko maintained that reforms and institutional strengthening require patience and consistency rather than political pressure.

“We should use the same systems to correct problems,” he said. “Not destroy public confidence in them,” he said.

He added that Ghana’s democratic institutions would become stronger if political actors focused more on procedure and accountability instead of public confrontation.