Kufuor's cabinet reshuffle is real

The Daily Guide says the much anticipated cabinet reshuffle by President J.A. Kufuor under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is not a wishful thinking.

According to the Paper, signals as at press time last Friday, September 7, 2001, indicated that President Kufuor would soon make his first cabinet reshuffle after taking over the reins of power from Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings on January 7, 2001.

The paper says what it stumbled upon suggests that the upcoming reshuffle is going to be more than a game of musical chairs and indeed real. Even though some of the people close to the President, including some advisers, when contacted were quick to say that they don't know exactly what the President was up to, names are being thrown about of people likely to be hit in the coming weeks, according to the paper.

“While one or two will be moved around from region to region, there are others who are Members of Parliament (MP) who might return to the House of legislature," the paper quotes a source as saying.

The Guide says attempts to get a peep into the mode of assessment and reasons for the coming changes in government did not yield fruit as all those contacted preferred not to talk about it.

The paper hints however that the ultimate musical chair game may be played between the Ministry of Agriculture, Defence, Health and Foreign Affairs.

It also says Kwabena Agyepong, the Deputy Government Spokesperson, is more likely to assume a Ministerial appointment should the substantive Government Spokesperson, Miss Elizabeth Ohene be re-assigned. In the event of that occurring, she may be heading for an Ambassadorial appointment.