Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, the Director of Legal Affairs of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reaffirmed President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to working with 60 ministers, as promised during the electioneering campaign.

He stated that the President’s determination to form the leanest government under the Fourth Republic remained unchanged.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Kumasi, Mr. Tamakloe emphasized that reducing government expenditure was one of the strategies the President intended to use for efficient management of resources.

He assured Ghanaians that the overwhelming mandate given to the President and the NDC would be used judiciously to build a strong and resilient nation for the benefit of the citizens.

Cutting down on waste in public expenditure, he said, would be one of the cardinal principles of the Mahama administration.

Mr. Edudzi, responding to the reduction of Ministries from 30 to 23 by the new government, explained that the party would not renege on promises made in its 2024 manifesto, as it was a social contract between the party and the people of Ghana.

He assured the people of Ghana that President Mahama and the NDC would not take the confidence reposed in them for granted, stressing that they would work in the best interests of the people who brought them to power.

The President has so far nominated three people, who have already been vetted by Parliament. They are: Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson (Ministry of Finance), John Abu Jinapor (Ministry of Energy), and Dr. Dominic Ayine (Attorney General and Minister for Justice).

Having promised to assemble his cabinet within 14 days after being sworn in, President Mahama is expected to announce nominees for the remaining ministries in the coming days.

According to Mr. Edudzi, the President would soon release the nominees for the various ministries within the stipulated period, as promised.