Henry Osei Akoto, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for national organizer, claimed that President Nana Akufo-decision Addo’s to forgo a cabinet change is motivated by his desire to keep underperforming members of his family in office.
He claims that any government reshuffle will result in the dismissal of the president’s family members because they are the ones who have failed.
He asserts that President Akufo-Addo does not want such a scenario to occur because it would shame the family and discourage them (family members) from stealing for him.
“It’s not the case that the president doesn’t want to do a reshuffle or doesn’t know he needs one. The problem is that his family members in government are the ones who are failures. He can’t let them go because he will embarrass the family and they can’t steal for him anymore,” Henry Osei Akoto tweeted.
Akufo-Addo rejects calls for reshuffle
On August 8, President Akufo-Addo said during a radio interview with Tamale’s North Star FM that he alone has the last say in whether or not to fire a minister during a reshuffle.
He emphasized, however, that the present generation of ministers has performed admirably and will support him as he leads the nation out of the recent economic depression.
He claimed that requests for a reshuffle came from the opposition NDC, which sought to topple his administration.
“The calls come for all kinds of reasons; NDC wanting to destabilize the government is one. There are people who are also looking for jobs,” he said.