The Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has described President 's decision to cut down ministries as a response to public sentiments and not about running an efficient government.
He explained that most of the ministries that have been scrapped or merged receive low finances to run during budget allocation, which means that it will not have a major impact on attaining government efficiency.
The IMANI Africa vice president further noted that the bigger ministries like health, education, and institutions like the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and others are the real cost drivers that need to be reviewed to save costs instead of scrapping the less significant ones.
In an article titled, 'The Stressful Difference between Cutting Ministries and Cutting Costs in Ghana,' Bright Simons explained why Mahama's move is a response to sentiments. "Because, frankly, the usual concern about the "number of ministers" is primarily about optics and symbolism.
