Filling vacant positions,not a reshuffle; it’s snobbish, crude – Gyampo reacts to Akufo-Addo’s latest nominees

Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has indicated that filling vacant positions in Government is not synonymous with a reshuffle. He described an insistence on not reshuffling in the face of credible public opinion as snobbish and crude. Prof Gyampo’s comments comes after President Akufo-Addo's submission of some nominees as Ministers-designate to Parliament for vetting and approval for onward appointment to various positions. But after rumours of pending reshuffle, the announcement of the names does not indicate a major reassignment of Ministers to key positions. Many had expected a shakeup of some sort in the Government. But the President does not seem to have seen the need to ‘shake up’ his Government. “Filling vacant spaces in government is not coterminous with reshuffle. The intransigence about calls for reshuffle is snobbish. Refusing to listen to credible public opinion is no achievement. It is democratically crude,” Prof asserted. All of them have been replaced. Review names and designations submitted to Parliament below for its action, according to the Parliament of Ghana. Hon Kobina Tahiru Hammond – Minister for Trade and Industry Hon Bryan Acheampong – Minister for Food and Agriculture Hon Stephen Asamoah Boateng – Minister for Chieftancy and Religious Affairs Hon Mohammed Anim Adam – Minister of State in the Finance ministry Hon Herbert Krapah – Deputy Minister for Energy Hon Dr Stephen Amoah – Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry