The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, , has dismissed and debunked claims from individuals associated with the opposition (NPP) regarding the budget allocations made to the Office of the President and the Office of Government Machinery.
Clearing the air and setting the records straight on the budgetary allocations, Kwakye Ofosu said that the funds are designated for the payment of civil servants working in some state media agencies, which have now been moved to the Office of the President for budgetary purposes.
He explained that these organisations have been brought under the jurisdiction of government communications following the reduction and merging of ministries from 30 to 23.
He added that the workers in some of these agencies need to be accounted for in the budgetary process. "Because President Mahama reduced the number of ministries from 30 to 23, some agencies that used to operate under the collapsed ministries have been moved to the Office of the President for budgetary purposes. "Because when the budget is being prepared, the staff of those agencies have to be accounted for.
