On the eve of President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a reshuffle in his government, a former National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, voiced his opinion on the impending reshuffle, describing it as belated.
Blay expressed his sentiments, suggesting that if the reshuffle had been carried out two years ago, as calls for changes peaked, it could have led to significant improvements for the country.
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“It was two years or a year ago that he needed to do the reshuffle. If you recall some members of the majority caucus in parliament insisted under some circumstances that there ought to be some changes but the President requested for one minister to conclude the IMF negotiations before he could do that.
“The circumstances might not be the same today and people may have a change of opinion but to me, it is getting a bit too late to effect any meaningful changes in terms of a reshuffle of the government,” he told Starr FM in an interview.
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Despite calls for reshuffling, President Akufo-Addo has consistently defended the performance of his appointees, insisting on their excellent performance.
However the president on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, announced changes to his government by sacking some ministers, reassigning some and appointing new ministers.
Despite some ministers maintaining their portfolios, key members of the president’s cabinet, including the minister for finance, Ken Ofori-Atta suffered casualties in the reshuffle.
