Former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has condemned President Akufo-Addo’s “frivolous” staff at the Jubilee House, and wants Ghanaians to rise up before it would be too late.
Commenting on the list of 998 staff released by President Akufo-Addo as workers at the seat of government on 3FM’s News Hour Friday, Kwakye Ofosu minced no words calling the list “totally outrageous, totally unjustifiable”.
“In all honesty, the president has done a terrible deed by appointing all these number of people. He is deliberately wasting taxpayers’ money, and all of us as Ghanaians must rise up and question his conduct, and not allow him to run this country aground before we express regret at a later date, when it would be too late.”
The former deputy minister accused the president of constituting a government full of family and friends.
“This is the president who appears only interested in enhancing the fortunes of his relatives, family and friends and members of the NPP. It appears to me that the victory that he chalked in 2016 was a personal triumph to do what he pleases as president; it was never about the people, otherwise he would not be conducting himself like he is doing,” Kwakye Ofosu commented.
In his assessment, the 998 in addition to the over 100 ministers and deputies appointed last year, shows that President Akufo-Addo “has no respect for the people of this country”.
He was amused that the NPP government whilst in opposition criticised the 678 presidential staffers and civil staffers under former President Mahama, but has failed to maintain the number if it cannot reduce it.
He said the government is dissipating the taxpayers money “for greater comfort of NPP who are not adding any significant improvement in the lives of Ghanaians”.
kwakye Ofosu was also shocked by a secretariat established at the presidency for the construction of a national cathedral headed by Dr Paul Opoku Mensah, when the cathedral he said would be built by the private sector.
“This is a man willing to dissipate the resources of our people with reckless abundance,” he asserted, “Akufo-Addo and NPP are hypocritical”.
He also wondered if Ghana runs a monarch to have a lady-in-waiting among the list of staffers.
Source: 3news.com
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As for felix the least said about him the better... can u compare felix to kojo Oppong Nkrumah who has work in the cooperate world before he became a politician and also George Andah.. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah will argue his point without insults unlike the likes of Okujeto, Felix Ofosu Kwaakye, Sam George, Mutala, Omane Boamah .. They will insult you and disrespect you..
Mr Dugan.. I thought u were literate like you said.. Do u know what free SHS has done to some families? Yes Nana appointed 110 ministers 70 of these minister are parliamentarians and they draw their salaries from parliament so if you are literate you will know that NANA has only appointed 40 ministers and as we speak now last year there was noo budget overruns.. The propaganda you use those years to come to power will not happen this time..We are wise now.. Have you forgotten about the nursing training allowance, the teachers training allowance and back log of their monies which have been paid.. Have you forgotten about nurses who have been employed just in over a year.. Please go and do your math well ...Ghana will work again
ndc and their ***barred word*** soldiers should know that they are not more Ghanaian than anyone. This acidic moth boy insulted Nana Addo during their eight (8) wasteful and regrettable years at the helm of affairs in this country. What is he saying? You can only influence you thoughtless followers. Continue to whine sine you have more than seven years to complain. Tweeeaaaaaaa.
We will rise against Mahama who built an airport at Ho. What a waste of the nation's resources.
Ghanaians expect better governance from Nana Addo compared to incompetent Mahama but its surprising to see how how some expect Nana to go the way of Mahama. Don't compare Nana's Government size to that of Mahama because Nana is working for a better Ghana and not going to fail like Mahama. Mahama used less presidential staff and ministers and what was the outcome of his government? He failed woefully, becoming the worst president in the History of Ghana. Let the incompetent NDC know that; they don't know anything about governance so they should keep quite and learn from the Competent Nana Addo.
DEAR GUYS IN NPP, PLS CONSIDER THE CHOICE OF YOUR WORDS ON NATIONAL ISSUES. WHAT FELIX IS TALKING ABOUT IS IN THE INTEREST OF GHANA WITH 998 STAFF PLUS MINISTER/DEPUTIES? AND YOU GUYS ARE INSULTING FELIX? IN FACT, LET US DO THE RITE THING PLS AND INDEED IF IT IS YES WITH 998 STAFF THEN AKUFO ADDO NEEDED TO BE TALK TO THERE SHOULD NOT BE INSULT IN THIS MATER AT ALL.
Dugan unfortunately you are one of the NDC literate without a thinking cup on, your use1e33 brains and incompetence tells it all on your comments below.
Kwakye go and burn the sea wai. Are you not the same guy who admonished the youth to rise up against the government because of high level of unemployment? Today you are charging this same youth to rise against this same government for giving them jobs. Hmmm you are something else...
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU AND YOUR NDC PEOPLE TO TAKE LEAD FIRST, TO UNABLE US FOLLOW SUIT. NONSESNSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Listen to that ***barred word***.