Minority Leader and Effutu Member of Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has questioned the relevance of some ministerial portfolios under the Mahama administration, arguing that certain ministers have effectively been rendered redundant.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, July 17, Mr Afenyo-Markin declined to identify what he considered the government’s worst-performing minister, saying it would be unfair to single out any individual.
“I can’t do that. It will be unfair, very unfair to do that, to talk about the worst-performing minister,” he said.
Instead, he argued that some ministries no longer appear to have clearly defined responsibilities within the current administration.
“But what I will say is that some ministers have been rendered redundant. The minister who was supposed to be in charge of public sector reform, and then the other one responsible for climate and all, those two ministers, I can see that they’ve been rendered redundant,” he stated.
The Minority Leader also raised concerns about the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, arguing that it has not been given the resources needed to effectively carry out its mandate.
According to him, the ministry should play a leading role in advancing youth development and supporting the government’s job creation agenda but lacks the necessary backing to do so.
“Now I can also talk about the Youth Development Minister. I believe that the Youth Development Minister needs to be properly resourced to lead youth development,” he said.
Referring to the minister as “Pablo”, Mr Afenyo-Markin maintained that the ministry’s current limitations were preventing it from delivering the expected outcomes.
“The youth organiser, Pablo’s ministry, needs to be properly resourced. If government is really serious about job creation, we should see it manifest at that ministry. So far, I don’t see that, and I believe that is preventing us from seeing the best out of him,” he added.
Mr Afenyo-Markin maintained that providing the ministry with adequate resources would better position it to drive youth employment, skills development and empowerment initiatives across the country.
