Cabinet approves Ministerial Political Advisors, Premier Fahie defends the move
Written by Fuze Social Team on July 26, 2021
Government Ministers including those holding the Junior Minister portfolios are to get Ministerial Portfolio Advisers, to be paid $120,000 per annum.
That decision was made by Cabinet. The Cabinet says it approved the consultancy of Ministerial Political Adviser, similar to the model as used in the United Kingdom, where the Premier would be assigned no more than three (3) Ministerial Political Advisers and each other Cabinet Minister and Junior Minister would be assigned no more than one (1) Ministerial Political Adviser. The Terms of Reference for the Ministerial Political Adviser includes research and analysis, assisting in speech writing for the Minister, and other areas as outlined in the job Description. And the government has been fiercely criticized for this move at this time. However, in response Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie said this is money repurposing to help the people.
Premier Fahie said that Ministers are under a lot of pressure, as over the years the demands placed on them has significantly increased.
