Ing. Kwabena Agyepong, a flagbearer candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has offered to work with a ministerial team of 54 persons if elected as the party’s flagbearer and thereafter president.
He claims that by doing so, his administration will show outstanding leadership in its efforts to enact austerity measures.
“Our governments have been too large, so that’s the first thing to send a strong signal. It’s not about the quantum of money you save by downsizing the government, but the moral message you send to the Ghanaian people that you are serious about what you are doing.
“Cut down the government perks in Ghana right now, it appears people enjoy government perks more than the work that they are supposed to do. It’s important as leaders to lead by example, and that’s what I’ve said.
“We’ll cut down the government. I’ll work with a 54 ministerial team and that’s a stark departure from what we’ve used in the 4th Republic. That’s a major departure from what you are seeing, so it’s a policy plan,” the flagbearer hopeful assured during his campaign launch on Tuesday, July 11.
Furthermore, Mr Agyepong emphasised the need of the country working towards budget balance, adding that functioning on deficit funding was not a sustainable method to operate a government.
He also promised that his government would be different, saying that he would make sure Ghanaians got good value for their money.
Mr Agyepong highlighted that if elected president, he will put these proposals into action to enhance the country’s economy.
“It’s not about rhetoric or sloganeering. It’s about real cuts that would ensure that you can free the resources that we require to support youth regeneration, to support entrepreneurship, and the things that we need to rebuild our economy.”
