Ghanaian media personality, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah popularly known as KKD, is of the view that selecting ministers from Parliament is problematic because it creates a conflict of interest situation.

According to him, once ministers are appointed from parliament, they serve at the pleasure and direction of the President and lose their ability to hold the government accountable.

KKD expressed this concern on JoyNews’ AM Show on Monday, July 29, in reaction to the bold criticism of the government by Obuasi West MP, Kwaku Kwarteng, who's a member of the governing party and a former deputy Minister of Finance.

He said, “I think this whole idea of selecting your ministers from parliament is an issue. People are dancing so they can catch the eye of the president so that they can be made ministers. And once they become a minister, they lose their ability to criticise thievery in government. Show me any minister who has criticised thievery whilst the government was in power. Show me one. From Kwame Nkrumah's time till date.”

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According to KKD, leaders who cause problems for the country must be held accountable and prosecuted for their actions.

“Everything that we have seen to be harmful to the state of this nation, we must find a way to eschew. Not only eschew, we must not merely fire the thieves but prosecute them and if they are found guilty, we must confiscate whatever they have stolen and put them away.”

“We must let it be known that this is a shameful act. In China, when you steal from the nation in public office, they kill you. In Japan, you kill yourselves. In Ghana when you commit a 'Cecilia Dapaah', you are told you are the darling of the president and you walk freely and if you are not careful in the next government, you may be made an ambassador.”

KKD further questioned the size of Ghana's government, questioning the essence of having around 120 ministers and numerous deputy ministers.

“Look at what the president in Nigeria is now saying. All of a sudden he has realised that we have too many state appointees, we have to reduce them. What are we [Ghana] doing with some 120 ministers? What are we doing with the deputy ministers?".