President Akufo-Addo has threatened to sack any deputy minister who is found to be disloyal to their sector ministers.
Speaking at the swearing-in of new Gender Minister, Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Fransisca Oteng Mensa as deputy, he explained that it is a deputy minister’s duty to support the minister in the execution of the ministry's mandate.
President Akufo-Addo said, “Article 79, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides that the deputy minister is appointed by the President in consultation with the minister and with the prior approval of Parliament to assist the minister in the performance of his or her functions.”
“Your basic responsibility is to assist your minister in the performance of his function. Loyalty to the minister is a fundamental premise for the success of your work. I will not countenance any acts of disloyalty or subversion of your minister,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo on Thursday added that “I will take such acts as disloyalty to me personally and by inference disloyalty to the state and party.”
He stated that a deputy minister’s route to advancement does not lie in their ability to undermine their minister, but rather provide aid to ensure the growth of their ministries and the country as a whole.
“You will not profit from such conduct in Akufo-Addo’s government. On the contrary, you are likely to forfeit your office. I will like you to work with your minister in all sincerity and transparency, that is the best guarantee of your individual success and our collective success,” President Akufo-Addo said.
Meanwhile, a Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah Asante believes that the competence of deputy ministers should be the basis of assessment, not loyalty.
“You can have somebody who is 100% loyal to you, but he is known as an incompetent person who cannot perform, is that the result we want? Yes, loyalty is important, but the topmost requirement is competence.”
Latest Stories
-
UCL: Niclas Fullkrug hands Dortmund first leg advange over PSG
19 mins -
GPL: Accra Lions beat Hearts of Oak to go third
2 hours -
Seek higher grounds as rains intensify – GMet warns
2 hours -
May Day: Sam Ankrah promises to prioritise welfare and well-being of workers if elected president
2 hours -
Bawumia plans door-to-door campaign for 2024 polls
2 hours -
GAF condemns ‘unprovoked’ fatal shooting of soldier in Kasoa land dispute
3 hours -
OSP’s request for money laundering probe against Cecilia Dapaah baseless – AG advises EOCO
3 hours -
Obofour Raphael releases ‘Asem Yi Di Ka’ EP
3 hours -
‘Operation Clean Your Surroundings’: Popular Kenkey joint and public toilets in Takoradi shut down
4 hours -
GFA boss Kurt Okraku graces Dreams FC’s dinner to celebrate CAF Confederation Cup exploits
4 hours -
We’ve intensified efforts to combat misinformation, hate speech ahead of elections- Akufo-Addo
4 hours -
Sekondi-Takoradi: STMA/Joy News’ ‘Operation Clean Your Surroundings’ taskforce arrest 10 for open defecation
4 hours -
Joy Prime’s Prime Morning celebrates May Day with gallant Officers of Ghana Navy
5 hours -
YAWC Network Ghana chapter holds National summit in Accra
5 hours -
Memories of a Baby Univers
5 hours