Former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has disclosed that most ministers prefer being addressed by “minister,” rather than the commonly used “honourable” title.
Okraku-Mantey made this statement while sharing an inside perspective on political culture and titles within government circles.
“The funny thing is that ministers don’t actually like the title honourable,” he revealed in an interview with Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM.
He explained that the title “honourable” has become too widely used in the political space, to the point where it is often applied loosely to anyone perceived to hold a respectable position.
“You know why? Ministers have come to notice that almost everyone in politics or everyone people respect around, they call them honourable. But they know that when they call you a minister, it’s just a few,” he explained.
Okraku-Mantey further pointed out that even among themselves, ministers rarely use the term “honourable” when addressing one another.
“Yes, amongst ourselves, we call ourselves minister. We don’t call ourselves honourable,” he said.
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