The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says he will merge some ministries in the country if his party wins the 2024 polls.

Under the Akufo-Addo administration, Mr. Mahama noted, there are too many ministries performing similar tasks, and these ministries are superfluous and depleting the nation’s coffers.

According to Mahama, such ministries must be merged to reduce government expenditure.

The NDC flagbearer reaffirmed the party’s belief that these ministries are unnecessary during a meeting with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) leadership in Accra on Tuesday.

“We will merge ministerial portfolios to prune down the number of ministries drastically. For instance, I don’t see why we have Aviation Ministry, Railways Ministry, Transport Ministry, and all the other ministries. Local Government Ministry, Business Development Ministry.

“We will reduce waste and cause overruns, institutional borrowing, and breaches in public procurement rules. We will ensure compliance in internal and external control systems,” Mr Mahama said.