Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Freddy Blay, has characterized the upcoming ministerial reshuffle as belated.

He believes that should President Akufo-Addo have carried out the reshuffle two years ago when it was being strongly advocated for, it could have brought about significant changes for the country.

In an interview with Starrfm.com.gh, Mr Blay is quoted to have said, “it was two years or a year ago that he needed to do the reshuffle. If you recall some members of the majority caucus in parliament insisted under some circumstances that there ought to be some changes but the President requested for one minister to conclude the IMF negotiations before he could do that”.

“The circumstances might not be the same today and people may have a change of opinion but to me it is getting a bit too late to effect any meaningful changes in terms of a reshuffle of the government”, he added.

Nonetheless, Mr. Blay acknowledged that it is within the president's authority to reshuffle his ministers.

Despite calls from the NPP leadership and some Civil Society Organizations for a reshuffle, President Akufo-Addo has consistently defended his appointees' performance.

However, reports suggest that a major reshuffle is imminent on February 14, 2024, with some current ministers expected to be replaced by new faces.