Professor Godfred Bokpin, an economist and lecturer of finance at the University of Ghana, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately scale back his administration.

He contends that the president ought to resign if he believes he will be unable to oversee Ghana's economy with no more than 40 ministers of state.

According to myjoyonline.com, he also said that some ministers and their ministries should be combined with other ministries because they have grown inactive.

“As a matter of urgency, a reduction in the size of ministers… if our President cannot govern with less than 40 ministers and the other reforms, he should resign and give Ghana a chance.

“.. with the number of ministers and associated calls, State Owned Enterprises, new agencies being created, some of them are actually not doing anything but their lifestyles are loaded on the public purse,” Prof Bokpin is quoted to have said on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday.

The Economist added that the president must also temporarily suspend some emoluments given to political office holders including ex-gratia.

He reiterated that if President Akufo-Addo wants Ghanaians to sacrifice to help the country get out of the current economic situation he must lead by example by cutting the government’s expenditure drastically.