General News of Friday, 15 May 2020Source: Kasapa FMAkufo-Addo's elephant-size government list continue to spiral – Okudzeto AblakwaNorth Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto AblakwaThe North Tongu Member of Parliament has joined calls for President Akufo-Addo to downsize his size of government owing to the state of the Ghanaian economy. “It is deeply worrying to observe that President Akufo-Addo cannot seem to help himself. Despite widespread public outrage over his penchant for an elephantine-sized government; the number of Presidential Staffers has increased from 28 in 2018 to 36 in 2019. Also, the list of junior political appointees has shot up from 254 in 2018 to 270 in 2019,” Ablakwa wrote in a Facebook post hours ago. “Perhaps we should be asking President Akufo-Addo to help us better understand exactly what he meant by protecting the public purse,” he questionedSend your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb May 15, 2020 07:24 UTC