Members of the Minority caucus in parliament on the Appointments committee have stated that, they would not participate in the vetting of the president’s nominee for the post of a deputy minister for trade and industry.
The caucus says it is affronted by the already large size of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government and its poor economic performance.
“We are again unable to support this nomination by President Akufo-Addo at this time because our country has gone through[and continues to go through] very difficult periods, including crippling economic crisis, food insecurity, debt default as a result of excessive borrowing, corruption in government and wasteful and reckless expenditures”.
They further noted that, the president’s continues nomination of additional ministers to his already large sized government at this injury time, demonstrate a lack of appreciation of the economic mess his government has unleashed on Ghanaians as a result of its bad economic policies.
“Consistent with our position announced on 17th may, 2024, the NDC Minority Caucus cannot out of good conscience support the approval of this injury time deputy minister nominee, especially when this Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government has been reckless, wasteful and insensitive about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian”.
“We will not, and cannot, take part in a decision to further burden the already suffering Ghanaian, especially when the president is unmindful of the financial consequences of his bloated government”.
By Angela Amuzu || Ghananewsonline.com.gh