{"id":272823,"date":"2011-01-05T13:23:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T13:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44809"},"modified":"2011-01-05T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T13:23:26","slug":"reshuffle-is-a-deep-surgical-operation-ablakwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/05\/reshuffle-is-a-deep-surgical-operation-ablakwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Reshuffle Is A \u201cDeep Surgical Operation\u201d &#8211; Ablakwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_37596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37596\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-37596\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/27\/blame-yourselves-for-nana-addo%e2%80%99s-cocaine-tag-ablakwa-tells-npp\/samuel-okudzeto-ablakwa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37596\" title=\"Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Samuel-Okudzeto-Ablakwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA deputy minister for information,  Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the total package of Mills\u2019  reshuffle as a \u201cdeep surgical operation\u201d. His description is against the  backdrop that the reshuffle will go beyond ministers to include other  government appointees.<br \/>\nLest than 24 hours ago, the President  announced a reshuffle of his ministers but the release indicated that  the list was not exhaustive yet and so, more was in the offing.<br \/>\nMr  Ablakwa said the reshuffle will permeate through to the Metropolitan,  Municipal, and District Assemblies as well as Board members and heads of  state institutions. He mentioned that nobody is aware of the list  because the president is keeping it to himself and would only do the  announcement as and when he desires. In view of this, the deputy  minister did not rule himself out as a possible of him being affected by  the ongoing shuffle.<br \/>\nMr Ablakwa on the one hand said since the  President declared 2011 as the action year, the reshuffle was perhaps to  demonstrate how he will kick-start the year 2011.<br \/>\nOn the other  hand, the deputy minister explained that the reshuffle did not mean that  some people were incompetent. Instead, he said there are numerous  reasons why the president would think that there is the need for some  changes to be made in his government.<br \/>\nHe rubbished the claim by  some dissident thoughts that the reshuffle was no improvement but a mere  movement of the same \u201cTeam B\u201d members who have been described as  inexperienced.<br \/>\nSpeaking on Metro TV \u201cGood Evening Ghana\u201d show, Mr  Ablakwa also expressed his shock at the petty analysis of the NPP  National Chairman, Mr Jake Obetsebi Lamptey who sought to portray the  reshuffle as a cheap public relations gimmick of the government to sweep  media attention of the fuel price increases.<br \/>\nAccording to  Ablakwa, reshuffle is a complex exercise which cannot be decided upon  suddenly but requires a lot of work. Hence it could not have been driven  by the NPA\u2019s announcement.<br \/>\nIt will be recalled that before the  curtains were brought down on the year 2010, President Mills declared  2011 as an action year of his government which will see massive  infrastructural development, more prudent economic management, and  investment in the people.<br \/>\nAnd so, it is the interpretation of many that perhaps, this is an initial step to the announced action year 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deputy minister for information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the total package of Mills\u2019 reshuffle as a \u201cdeep surgical operation\u201d. His description is against the backdrop that the reshuffle will go beyond ministers to include other government appointees. 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