General News of Saturday, 21 April 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghReduce your 'obese' government size - Appiah Kubi to Akufo-AddoNDC Communication Team member, Yaw Appiah KubiA member of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Yaw Appiah Kubi says the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is suffering from obesity. According to him, this is evident in the number of persons President Akufo-Addo has appointed to work at the presidency, which according to him, is unprecedented in the country’s political life. Mr Appiah Akubi’s comments follow the release of a list of 998 current staffers and ministers of state at the presidency to Parliament for the purposes of accountability. Its release has generated a public debate with many saying size of the employees in the Office of the President was "big". Speaking on Accra-based Asempa FM's Kukurantumi programme on Saturday, April 21, 2018, Mr Appiah Kubi said the Akufo-Addo government is the biggest government the country has ever seen since independence.

Source: GhanaWeb April 21, 2018 14:03 UTC