Kwaku Asiedu, a member of the Democratic Development (CDD), has expressed his concerns over the standard of ministerial appointments made by outgoing President Akufo-Addo. In a recent interview on December 31, 2024, Asiedu stated that awarding positions based solely on party affiliation is wrong, as it undermines the ability to select individuals based on merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asiedu specifically mentioned the Minister of Fisheries, Hawa Koomson, whose comments he found embarrassing. He emphasized that if Koomson indeed made those statements, then Ghanaians have every right to hold her accountable. Asiedu also noted that the Ghanaian people are the ultimate judges, and their opinions should not be disregarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, Asiedu argued that rewarding individuals without assessing their deservingness can lead to complacency, as people may feel that they do not need to work hard to receive honors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CDD Member Criticizes Akufo-Addo’s Ministerial Appointments<\/p>\n
Kwaku Asiedu, a member of the Democratic Development (CDD), has expressed his concerns over the standard of ministerial appointments made by outgoing President Akufo-Addo. In a recent interview on December 31, 2024, Asiedu stated that awarding positions based solely on party affiliation is wrong, as it undermines the ability to select individuals based on merit.<\/p>\n
Asiedu specifically mentioned the Minister of Fisheries, Hawa Koomson, whose comments he found embarrassing. He emphasized that if Koomson indeed made those statements, then Ghanaians have every right to hold her accountable. Asiedu also noted that the Ghanaian people are the ultimate judges, and their opinions should not be disregarded.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Asiedu argued that rewarding individuals without assessing their deservingness can lead to complacency, as people may feel that they do not need to work hard to receive honors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3745,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741\/revisions\/3745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}