GHANA’S PRESIDENT APPOINTS 110 MINISTERS, DEFENDS THE MOVE.
The Ghanaian government has defended itself against accusations of running an "elephant-sized" government, after new appointments announced on Wednesday brought the number of ministers and deputy minsters to 110.
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The ministries of Information, Energy, Agriculture and Local Government will each have three deputy ministers, if the appointments from newly-elected President Nana Akufo-Addo are passed.
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"We never promised a lean government," Information Minister Mustapha Hamid told media in response to the criticism. The size of the government was necessary to assist the president's ambitious development agenda, he added.
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Mr Akufo-Addo, from the New Patriotic Party, was elected on his third attempt to reach the post, after a campaign dominated by the country's faltering economy.
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