{"id":302017,"date":"2017-03-15T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=302017"},"modified":"2017-03-15T17:06:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:06:33","slug":"govt-size-akufo-addo-vrs-mahama-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/govt-size-akufo-addo-vrs-mahama-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t size: Akufo-Addo vrs. Mahama [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Akufo-Addo is the first head of state in the 4th Republic to have more than a hundred (100) ministers serve in his government.<\/p>\n
He has beaten his predecessor, John Mahama, by 26 appointees. John Mahama had 84 ministers – deputies included.<\/p>\n
This development comes after\u00a0Nana Addo named 50 deputy ministers and 4 new ministers of state today [Wednesday], March 15, 2017, bringing the total to 110 ministers.<\/p>\n
The number includes those appointed as Regional ministers, deputy regional ministers, substantive ministers and their deputies, and ministers of state at the presidency\/ministry.<\/p>\n
See the infographic below for a comparison between President Akufo-Addo and former President, John Mahama. NB: Akufo-Addo’s ministers of state (Presidency\/Ministry) number include ministers for security and parliamentary affairs.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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