Former Minister for Information, Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid has said his reassignment from information Ministry to the Inner Cities and Zongo Development Ministry was a terrific relief to him.
Explaining the Information Ministry as the second hardest Ministry after the Finance Ministry, Dr. Mustapa Abdul Hamid revealed that he does not the least miss out on heading that Ministry which constantly put him under attack from the public particularly political challengers.
He noted that there is no other way a Minister for Information can be liked by Ghanaians due to the fact that he or she will constantly have to safeguard the government.
“I’ve always said the toughest Ministry is the Ministry of Finance, the next toughest is the Ministry of Information. I don’t miss the place at all, it was much tougher I’m happy that I got rid of the place. Because it is tough, you can never be right. I remember I kept telling Kojo[now Minister for Information] when he was my Deputy sometimes he will worry and come to my office saying Minister the people are saying this about you… then I say Kojo don’t worry. There’s never on the face of this earth a popular Minister for Information, there’s no way…you cannot be loved. That is what it means to be Minister for Information”.
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He added: “You are supposed to be hated because you are in the first line of defense and attack if you take politics as warfare. You are going to bruised all the time so quite frankly, I’m happier here[Inner Cities and Zongo Development Ministry”, Dr. Mustapha Hamid stated
