Dr. Benjamin Otchere Ankrah, a distinguished lecturer in governance at Central University, has voiced concerns regarding the latest ministerial reorganization announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Speaking on Thursday, February 15, 2024, Dr. Ankrah questioned why Mustapha Yussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports, survived the shake-up in the executive branch of government, which saw the president reassign or fire some ministers.
“I was expecting three people to go; Ofori-Atta, Amoako Atta, and the sports minister… government used our money to rent a house for housing Black Stars coaches but when he came into office, he failed to ensure that is done, and instead used our money to pay for a hotel for the coach to live there. That was when I said the minister had failed.
“Was he not the same minister who closed stadiums for shows to be held there? Is he not the same minister who has sent the country to three tournaments but failed to disclose the budget meant for the tournaments?” he questioned.
The instructor believes that the president might have removed the sports minister’s name from the list or just forgotten about him during the reshuffle.
The president wrote his name, I’m positive of it. Or has his name been canceled by someone else? He argued.
On February 14, 2024, President Akufo-Addo announced changes to his cabinet, removing his ministers of roads, finance, and health.
The president appointed new people to fill the various ministerial roles left empty by his reshuffle while reassigning some other ministers.
