Dr Oduro Osae, a governance analyst, has observed that every appointment done by the president and successive presidents was done solely on merit and competence contrary to the ‘family and friends’ claim by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“Nepotism is not rife in our politics and leaders mostly select citizens they deem capable to handle a particular sector. Nepotism claims by the National Democratic Congress in the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration is unfounded.
“I have not really seen any case of nepotism in our politics, what I have observed is whoever ascends the throne as president, appoints those he believes can help push his cause. I don’t think anybody will appoint an unqualified or incompetent person into his government when he wants to succeed,” Dr Osae averred.
His comments came on the heel of a presser held by the NDC to name 51 supposed family members and cronies of President Akufo-Addo, in his government, in an attempt to tag him as nepotistic.
But Dr Osae insisted that the president’s appointees are in their positions due to their capabilities just as former President John Mahama appointed persons he deemed capable to serve in his government, stressing that “The situation is not as dire as it has been made to appear, what I know is that all those who have been given one position or the other in the current and past governments contributed in their campaign.
“If you trace back, and because they have something good to offer, they have been given the opportunity to serve, in the same vein, the NDC during their incumbency appointed people they deemed competent, I have not seen any strict nepotism because the current government has many ministers and they cut across all the 16 regions of the country,” he pointed out. -abcnewsgh.com
