The
flagbearer
of
the
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC),
John
Dramani
Mahama
has
reiterated
his
commitment
to
drastically
reduce
the
size
of
government
if
he
becomes
president.
He
said
that
was
because
the
Akufo-Addo
government
had
sufficiently
proven
to
Ghanaians
that
with
over
120
ministers
and
deputy
ministers,
all
they
could
offer
was
to
ruin
the
economy.
“I
will
run
a
lean,
highly
effective,
and
efficient
government
of
no
more
than
60
(sixty)
ministers
and
deputy
ministers,”
Mr
Mahama
told
journalists
in
Accra
on
Sunday.
He
said
his
promise
to
run
a
lean
government
was
proof
of
his
genuine
commitment
to
curbing
government
expenditure.
“My
leaner
government
will
be
the
cleanest
government
Ghana
has
ever
experienced.
It
will
serve
Ghanaians
far
better
and
set
higher
standards
for
future
governments.
What
we
have
now
can
never
be
and
should
never
be
a
yardstick,”
he
stated.
He
said
his
goal
was
to
launch
a
renewed
fight
against
corruption.
“I
will
keep
my
appointees
in
check,
and
Ghanaians
can
be
assured
that
drastic
steps
will
be
taken
to
punish
the
corrupt
officials
and
their
accomplices
in
this
present
government.
No
actor
in
this
NPP
corruption
enterprise
will
be
spared.
We
will
also
take
action
to
repossess
what
has
been
unlawfully
stolen
from
the
Ghanaian
people,”
he
added.
Raed
Mahama’s
remarks
during
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