Accra, Dec. 11, GNA \u2013 Former President John Dramani Mahama says reshuffling of ministers is necessary to\u00a0improve the performance of government.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said such an exercise helped kept ministers and government functionaries on their toes and prevented them\u00a0from being complacent in their duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Former President made these remarks during a presentation at the Academic City University College in Accra.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As part of the University\u2019s efforts to nurture the next generation of African leaders, the University designed a\u00a0course dubbed \u201cThe Leadership Series\u201d aimed at ensuring that knowledge developed in the class is directly\u00a0applied to address contemporary societal problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is expected that this course will provide the platform for students to interact with renowned African leaders,\u00a0who have transcended from political, innovation, education, and industrial realms through sheer force of will and\u00a0have impacted many lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Former President made the presentation on the topic: \u201cTaking Critical Decisions in Decisive Moments as a\u00a0Leader.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Mr Mahama said reshuffling and sacking non-performing minsters were some of the difficult decisions he took as\u00a0President, especially when those appointees were close comrades and confidantes.\u00a0<\/p>\n He noted that, however, such decisions needed to be taken regardless of your relationship with the appointees to\u00a0keep your government running effectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Former President added that going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was another tough decision he\u00a0took as President to restore the country\u2019s economic fortunes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnother difficult decision I undertook as President was going to the IMF. However, I needed to go to the IMF to\u00a0restore the country\u2019s macro-economic stability,\u201d he stressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mr Mahama said his IMF did not completely freeze public sector employment as it was happening now; however,\u00a0his had a net freeze of employment, where some essential employments were made.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cDuring my tenure we did not totally freeze employment. Ours was a net freeze on employment, where\u00a0employment was made when there were vacancies at a public workplace due to retirement or resignations,\u201d he\u00a0reiterated. \u00a0<\/p>\n Mr Mahama called for the support and growth of the private sector in the country to provide alternative\u00a0employment and jobs to the teeming youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n He said government alone could not provide jobs to the teeming youth of the country, therefore, they needed to\u00a0support the private sector to thrive to provide employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1f53d1a7-579b-4e5b-8c91-e9b5d4f71e22.jpeg\")
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