IMANI's analysis on Akufo-Addo’s appointments ‘senseless’- Mohammed Abass

A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Mohammed Abass has launched a scathing attack on the founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe on his position on the President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo’s appointments.

Mr Cudjoe is reported to have said the country only needs 30 ministers saying the President’s 110 ministers is an indication of deviation from his words in the run-up to the 2016 elections of protecting the public purse.

‘I hear the minister for information Mustapha Hamid saying the economy is a weak economy and so you need a strong army of people, well then you may as well add militia people. This is like asking 110 men and women to dig a pit in Zongo with spoons in four years when a tractor could have done the job within an hour, prudency is what we need,’ the Imani Boss said.

But speaking on Ultimate Breakfast Show hosted by Lantam Papanko, Mr Abass described Mr Cudjoe’s analysis as ‘senseless’.

‘Prudency is what we need, you see this number has nothing to do with prudence,… I have listened to Franklin Cudjoe, he was making sense until he was asked about the end justify the means. I am afraid to say he didn’t make sense to me, I really didn’t get what he was up to over there,’ he pointed out.

He said the size of government should be proportional to the task given the various ministers urging government to be efficient in delivery.

The political science lecturer entreated social commentators and politicians to desist from condemning the President on his appointments by giving him the benefit of the doubt.

‘Sometimes if you are not there, you will not see the enormity of the task. Sometimes the politicians themselves are hypocrites attacking a previous government than the number far higher than what they were having, they themselves give wrong signals to the public,’ he said.

He called on the public not to follow arguments by the politicians saying most of them do this to score cheap political points.

‘As a political analyst I would say it is a worrying situation, but we should not condemn the government. There is an element of hypocrisy on politicians. They should be mindful of their utterances when in opposition. Let’s hear from the government. If you go into the literature and the books, its ok. The real issue is the results, at the end of the day if they achieve the results in line with the promises to move us forward, the number will not be relevant, but the government must listen and come out with more justification,’ he stated.