Following the assumption office of presidency, Mr. Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, were destined to opt for convenient individuals in bid to carry forth government formation. Previously, Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) picked of only nine out of 19 cabinet nominees, after long stand-off. The 243 present members of parliament exercised their vote either in the favor or against the nominees. Each cabinet nominee must have attained 122 votes in favor to become a member of the National Unity Government's cabinet.
The nineteen slots presumably were divided on the basis of broad based consensus developed between the head of the state and head of government. Given out of eight nominees recommended by President Ashraf Ghani three earned vote of confidence and rest five were rejected by member of Wolesi Jirga. Conversely, out of ten nominees presented by chief executive Dr. Abdullah five earned the vote of confidence and the rests were turned down. Since then the selection of right person was put on delay. It took months the government comes up with a decision to finalize the cabinet formation.
Finally on Wednesday April 01, 2015, the second Vice President Sarwar Danish formerly introduced the remaining cabinet nominees, except the nominee for defense ministry, to the Parliament for a vote of confidence. The nominees introduced after more than six months since the formation of unity government are as follows: Hamayoun Rassa as the Minister of Commerce and Industries; Abdul Bari Jahani as the Minister of Information and Culture; Asadullah Zameer as the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock; Gulab Mangal as the Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs; Mahmood Baleegh as the Minister of Public Works; Abdul Sattar Murad as the Minister of Economy; Mohammadullah Batash as the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation; Asadullah Hanif Balkhi as the Minister of Education; Sayed Mansour Sadat Nadiri as the Minister of Urban Development; Abdul Basir Anwar as the Minister of Justice; Abdul Razaq Wahidi as the Minister of Information Technology; Dilbar Nazari as the Minister of Women's Affairs; Salamat Azimi as the Minister of Counter-Narcotics; Farida Momand as the Minister of Higher Education; Nasrin Oryakhail as the Minister of Labors and Social Affairs and Ali Ahmad Osmani as the Minister of Water and Energy.
After seeking vote of confidence they formally descend to cabinet and assume their respective responsibilities. There are countless issues and problems awaiting their fate, to be solved long ago. The absence of legitimate authority procrastinate the public consignments, have equally impacted the affairs of governance. Aside to filling the slots with competent and committed individuals, the entire affairs of government, termed as governance stand primary. Governance is the dynamic interaction between people, structures, processes and traditions that support the exercise of legitimate authority in provision of sound leadership, direction, oversight, and control of an entity in order to ensure that its purpose is achieved, and that there is proper accounting for the conduct of its affairs, the use of its resources, and the results of its activities.
Subsequent, to successful completion of picking ministers for different slots, the preliminary subject of prime importance to incumbent government will be the mainstreaming of governance. Responding at the query how to get that done is illustrated below. A well governed country has also both these sectors well administered and in harmony with each other. When a country is not politically sound its institutions will also be in poor condition. In our country we can see the due to the bad governance our public and private sectors are in a great mess.
The government to assume duties must respond at the mal-administration and worst corruption ongoing in every public department. Without any favor or bribe it s very difficult to get any work done from the public offices. Moreover, due to the malpractices of the public officials and misappropriation of public funds the infrastructure of public institutions has become cracked and a situation like chaos is prevailing all over the country.
Other requisites is the means that the processes implemented by the government to produce favorable results meet the needs of masses, while making the best use of resources, human, technological, financial, natural and environmental at its disposal.
In general, a government is accountable to those who will be affected by its decisions or actions as well as the applicable rules of law. Participation needs to be informed and organized, including freedom of expression and assiduous concern for the best interests of the government and society in general.
Independence of judiciary must be maintained which can exercise an effective system of check and balance and can prevent politicians from abuse of power. Economic and political stability are deeply interlinked. Without one the other cannot be obtained, so government must evolve strait and requires a major re-structuring. Then continuity of policy is required without which, no result would be obtained.
Afghanistan suffers acute illiteracy. The government must ensure people are educated without which they cannot protect their rights. Media can play a vital role in creating awareness among people regarding their problems and their solutions. The media must be given legitimate authority to avoid sensationalism and instead should promote quality journalism.
It is asserted high quality governance is needed for the smooth running of public institutions, it is also essential for maintaining the sovereignty of the country. A good governed country is economically strong and all the departments of the country function smoothly. It enables the rulers to strengthen the country’s security.