Minority demands downsizing of gov’t to reflect austere times

By Eugene Davies

19, the party explained that this is to help push for the reduction in the size of the current government.

Greater scrutiny

However, their leader in parliament, Dr. Ato Forson stated that they remain committed to ensuring greater scrutiny and will spare no e ort to protect the public purse. “In line with this, we are taking part in the vetting process so that at the very minimum, we can scrutinize the President’s decision in bringing up those nominees.

The minority, however, will not subscribe to a consensus vote at the level of the Appointments Committee. This will ensure that the matter is brought before the full House for a vote to be taken in secret.”

Gov’t expenditure The minority further alleges that in spite of mounting cost-of-living and economic crisis, government has added a whopping GHc82bn to its expenditure for 2023 com pared to 2022.

They also claim that the Akufo-Ad do/Bawumia government contin ues to engage in pro igate spend ing; between January and Septem ber of 2022 (9 months) the presidency saddled Ghanaians with the following: the president’s ‘operational enhancement expenditure’ cost the su ering Ghanaian taxpayer a mind-boggling GHc59.4m.

Fuel bills paid at the presidency within the 9-month period under review cost the su ering Ghanaian taxpayer a colossal GHc51.1m.

Other allegations are that the President’s regional tours last cost the su ering Ghanaian taxpayer a staggering Ghc16.9m, tyres and batteries for o cial vehicles cost the su ering Ghanaian taxpayer an unbelievable Ghc15m, among other allegations they raised.