Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu called for a national dialogue on the need to reduce the number of civil servants.
said in an interview with JoyNews’ PM Expressthe current number of about 700,000 people is too high and is affecting the national revenue.
He therefore called for a national dialogue to urge the people to rationalize and come up with alternative means to secure jobs for the people, but said it would not be a burden to the government.
“Can we just keep going? Or do we need to streamline it? So this is a really serious conversation that needs to be had at a national level,” he told host Evans Mensah on Tuesday.
Kyei Mensah-Bonsu acknowledged the complexity of the issue, but pointed out that sudden reductions in the civil service workforce are unfeasible.
He suggested that relocation of affected individuals and the provision of fair compensation should be given top priority if significant cuts are to be made.
While Souame was careful not to label public services as “bloated”, he emphasized the undeniable impact that their size has on national revenue generation.
He advocated a national dialogue on rationalization, stressing that it goes beyond the current government and is crucial for the country’s long-term development.
In addition to mentioning public services, Mr. Kyei Mensah-Bonsu expanded the scope of the discussion to include the number of ministries, ministers, and constituencies in both the executive and legislative branches.
He called for a thorough evaluation of the constant increase in constituencies and urged collective efforts to justify such expansion.
“For example, I have argued that the number of ministries and ministers our country has should attract serious national debate.Even the number of electoral districts, we should limit ourselves to this. Can the administration alone justify the constant increase in constituencies, even here in Congress? ”
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