Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Amoako-Mensah
The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Amoako-Mensah, has criticised the budget allocation for communications under the John Dramani Mahama-led government.
Speaking during a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, monitored by GhanaWeb on Thursday, March 13, 2025, he questioned why government communicators had been allocated GH¢8.8 million for goods and services.
“The Office of Government Machinery, specifically government communications, has been allocated GH¢8.8 million for goods and services. Additionally, the research department at the Presidency has been allocated GH¢50 million, almost the same as the GH¢51 million allocated for the Women’s Development Bank. Can you imagine?” he remarked.
He further criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for previously accusing the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration of running a bloated government.
“Meanwhile, if you look at the 2024 Budget Statement, the total compensation for government machinery was less than GH¢400 million,” he noted.
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