Ministers plead for more resources

All Ministers who came to defend their 2002 budgetary allocation in Parliament on Wednesday relived the dilemma of the English fictional legend, Oliver Twist, they asked for more when nothing extra could be given them.

Members urged government to give the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA) the needed resources when they are available. Ministry of Works and Housing and the Judicial Service had 633.2 billion cedis and 49.7 billion cedis respectively.

Ministry of Trade and Industry, 87 billion cedis, Ministry of Health, 699.5 billion cedis, Ministry of Justice, 24.5 billion cedis and the Ministry of Energy, 652 billion cedis.

Others are the Ministry of Environment and Science, 123.3 billion cedis, and Ministry of Land and Forestry, 102.7 billion cedis, the rest are Ministry of Manpower Development and Employment, 27.7 billion cedis and Ministry of Communication and Technology, 54.8 billion cedis.