{"id":284018,"date":"2017-01-12T06:05:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=284018"},"modified":"2017-01-12T06:05:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:05:52","slug":"railways-ministry-needless-franklin-cudjoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/railways-ministry-needless-franklin-cudjoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Railways ministry needless – Franklin Cudjoe"},"content":{"rendered":"
President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana,\u00a0Franklin Cudjoe, believes government\u2019s realignment of some ministries which has led to the introduction of a Ministry for Railways Development is misplaced.<\/p>\n
Mr. Cudjoe argued that, the engagement of prospective private sector beneficiaries of enhanced railway services would be a more prudent move towards developing infrastructure for railway development.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”BZCuC0sUzst90ZfJKG0WclN9IfsTRqQM”]His comments came as he criticized the high number of ministries under the Nana Akufo-Addo government which currently stands at 25 with more expected to be added.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the IMANI President opined: \u201cIt seems to me that the mantra of trying to be a leaner in government business seems to be faltering away. If we don\u2019t take care we might hit probably 30 ministries.\u201d<\/p>\n The latest list of ministerial nominees revealed that, there will be two new ministries introduced under the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration, namely the Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation, and the Ministry of Re-organisation and Special Projects, in addition to the new National Security Ministry which is backed by law.<\/p>\n Out of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, a new Ministry to be known as the Ministry\u00a0for\u00a0Sanitation and Water Resources has also been created leaving the Works and Housing Ministry on its own.<\/p>\n Some ministries have however been merged with the Power Ministry coming back under the Energy Ministry.<\/p>\n Mr. Cudjoe lauded the condensation of the Energy Ministry as \u201cgreat\u201d but noted that the consolidation had not been \u201ccompensated properly\u201d in other areas.<\/p>\n