{"id":1174781,"date":"2022-08-11T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/appointments-and-dismissals-can-be-made-only-by-president-akufo-addo-afriyie-akoto\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T19:15:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:15:52","slug":"appointments-and-dismissals-can-be-made-only-by-president-akufo-addo-afriyie-akoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/appointments-and-dismissals-can-be-made-only-by-president-akufo-addo-afriyie-akoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments and dismissals can be made only by President Akufo-Addo &#8211; Afriyie Akoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/36297c008f334175ad63aadc2565c47d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the decision to fire or hire an appointee is solely the President&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>He said this when asked about President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo&#8217;s comments about calls for him to reshuffle his appointees.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo decided not to change his team because, in his opinion, the majority of them have performed admirably.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the output of his ministers has been significant, and that is what he considers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Akufo-Addo stated this when asked about calls to reshuffle his ministers while speaking on North Star Radio in Tamale on Monday, August 8, as part of his two-day tour of the Northern Region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of them have done outstanding work for me,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their output has been significant, and that is what I consider,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; output measures expectations, then I don&#8217;t have any strong reasons to heed the call,&#8221; the president added.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the President&#8217;s remarks, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said on TV3&#8217;s New Day show on Thursday, August 11, &#8220;Why not?&#8221; Why not if your boss thinks you&#8217;re doing a good job? The person who appointed me has the authority to fire me. If someone requests that I be fired, he is not the appointing authority.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed hope that the President would not fire him because of his excellent performance at the Agriculture Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From what I&#8217;ve told you this morning, the Ministry of Agriculture&#8217;s work is intense and unprecedented.&#8221; If you look at the rate of agricultural growth over the last 30 years, you will see an objective assessment of what I am saying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very proud of what we are doing for mother Ghana in these times of crisis. Yes, a global crisis, where everyone is suffering from food scarcity and people are coming into our country to raise surpluses, which should be a major accomplishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: @NanaKwame (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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