Mr Daniel Kwaku Botwe, Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, says, a seed money of GH¢ 20, 000,000.00 was used for the execution of projects in the Savannah Region. He explained that the money was under CAPEX by the then Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development in its…
The executive of the Techiman South Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have expressed confidence in the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr Martin Agyei Mensah-Korsah, to satisfy the needs of the people.
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The Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Minister-designate, Mr Dan Botwe, has denied his involvement in disenfranchising the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) in the 2020 parliamentary election.
He said the then Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development did not have the mandate to create constituencies under the 1992 Constitution.
He argued that the creation of constituencies was the responsibility of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Local Government Ministry.
Vetting
Mr Botwe said that when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
Prior to his appearance last Monday, a joint committee from Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional areas had petitioned the Appointments Committee to reject his appointment to head the Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Ministry.
Appointing 85 Ministers, Still an Elephant Size government- Youth Activist
By Tahiru Lukman
Tahiru Lukman Youth Activist, Development Consultant & Pan-African Author
Constitutionalism demands a democratic process with laydown principles. Amongst which is the elected president to constitute his government. One subject that continues to take center stage in the size of government with an emphasis on the size of ministerial portfolios to be created.
It does appear, Ghana s 1992 constitutions have created a big void in terms of the number of ministerial positions to be created. This might have contributed to the elected president having the exclusive power and rights to determine the number of ministerial portfolios, number of ministers and deputies to have.
President Akufo-Addo and his former ministers
The special ministries created to allegedly reward party boys and girls when President Akufo-Addo assumed office on January 7, 2017, are going to be scrapped to make it possible for a leaner government.
They include Aviation, Office of the Senior Minister, Planning, Zongo, Special Initiatives, Regional Reorganisation and Development, Public Procurement Ministry, Monitoring and Evaluation which left in its wake 125 ministers serving in the Akufo-Addo government aside special assistants, consultants among others.
It is unclear when the first list of ministerial appointments will be released by the Presidency to end the lobbying, anxieties within the ruling NPP, and speculations in the country, especially amongst the business community.