GH¢78m allocated to agencies under my office ‘woefully inadequate’ – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has expressed concern over the budgetary allocation to three agencies under his supervision.

The Minister said the GH¢78 million allocated to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the Information Services Department (ISD), and the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in the 2025 budget is insufficient to meet the operational needs of these agencies.

He described the allocation as “woefully inadequate” as the agencies collectively employ 2,537 civil servants who rely on the budgetary provision to carry out their duties.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 19, Kwakye Ofosu highlighted the urgent financial demands of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), which has been tasked with expanding its services to cover the six newly created regions.

“There are three agencies that I superintend, namely the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the Information Service Department and the Ghana News Agency. These three agencies alone have 2,537 civil servants and it is these civil servants who have been allocated GH¢78 million in both goods and services.

“Mr. Speaker, it is woefully inadequate for them because the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation alone needs GH¢36 million to establish a presence in the six regions that they [the previous administration] created.”

Source: 3news.com