Private legal practitioner lawyer David Ofosu-Dorte has called for a review of the aspect of Ghana’s Constitution, which makes provision for appointing deputy ministers.
The lawyer believes Ghana does not need deputy ministers, hence it would be prudent for us to consider this suggestion to save the country money.
Speaking at the Constitution Day Public Lecture organized by the One Ghana Movement and the UPSA Law School, he said we can also limit the number of Ministers to 15 who should become cabinet ministers.
The lawyer said ”you can manage this country adequately with 15 ministers. I have no doubt about that and I can prove to anybody that we can”.
He argued that one of the challenges of our 1992 constitution was the inclusion of deputy ministers and that while a drastic amendment to the constitution is not required, that provision should be reviewed.
He stated that a nation seeking to use its limited resources wisely could do so with only ministers.
Meanwhile, he has stated that the 1992 Constitution was not the problem, but that the users and operators of the Constitution were to blame for the country’s problems.
He claimed that Ghana had a culture of worshipping people in positions of authority without holding them accountable.
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