By: Dorcas Agambila
All political appointees under President John DramaniMahama’s current administration will no longer receive fuel allowances or allocations, with immediate effect. This announcement was made in a statement dated Tuesday, 15thJuly (2025)and signed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
Redirecting resources to priority sectors
According to the statement, this decision forms part of the government’s renewed commitment to reducing public expenditure and channelling resources into critical sectors of national development.
“This latest cost-cutting measure follows sweeping reductions in the size of government through the appointment of fewer ministers and a leaner staff at the Office of the President,” the statement read.
The government has in recent weeks introduced several measures aimed at curbing unnecessary expenditure. These include limiting the number of presidential staffers and ministerial appointments, and now, eliminating fuel benefits for appointees.
The latest move is expected to bolster fiscal discipline, promote responsible governance, and serve as a symbol of accountability at a time when economic prudence is crucial.
News source: Business Insider Africa
Aside comment:
During the campaign for the national elections of October 7 2022, the then newly found Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) led by business tycoon Sam Matekane, the Honourable Prime Minister, vowed to do away with the M5,000.00 in petrol allowances of members of Parliament, calling that unnecessary expenditure.
Some Basotho had also, in the previous administration, tried to petition the petrol allowance issue but their efforts were unsuccessful. And so when the RFP promised it would dismiss the allowances in its administration, many were hopeful that at least with a new government things would be better. But the five year government term is almost over and Basotho are still waiting for the Messiah to come. Waiting hopefully on the promises that were made to uplift their hopes.
