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A policy analyst of the People�s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed has speculated that the appointments made by President Mahama is to sideline all the big players in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in order to have total control over the party. He clarified that the President is using unknown faces in the party who have little or no influence so that he can manipulate the party�s affairs; adding that this is tactics the President wants to use so that the big players will have no control over his government. Speaking on �Ghana Decides� program on Okay FM, the policy analyst stated that Ghanaians are suffering and to him (Atik Mohammed) it does not take these deputy ministers to make any difference in the situation the country is currently facing. He said that; �all that they are doing, it does not make any difference and already we are suffering; it does not take these nine (9) appointed deputy ministers to change our situation�. Atik Mohammed added that there should be some clear decisions from the Presidency in relation to the water and energy crises facing the country by assuring Ghanaians that it will be a thing of the past, but quickly stated that President Mahama�s government will not prolong beyond six months. He again said that what Ghanaians are looking for in President Mahama�s short term in office is to deal with the electricity problem which he (Atik Mohammed) thinks the President has no answer to, as well as the water and gas situation in the country. According to Atik Mohammed, President Mahama is temporary on the seat, but to the member of �Lets My Vote Count Alliance�, the President should be fair and compassionate with the people from the Northern Region; explaining that the region is associated with ethnic strife and must be given a substantive minister to lord over the conflict issues in the northern region. He further said that those appointed by the President are all active members of the NDC party who were former DCE�s.