The President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has been urged to be circumspect in appointments to his government to ensure that competent persons are placed at the helm of affairs.
Based on his promise to work with a lean government of 60 ministers, his appointments should not be business as usual.
Professor Elijah Yendaw, the Director of the Centre for Migration, Security and International Relations, SDD University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS), said meritocracy and competence must form the basis of the appointments. "I know a lot of people are lobbying, trying to get jobs.
Some are just interested in enriching themselves, so the president-elect should be cautious," he said.
