Audio By Carbonatix
The Appointment Committee of Parliament would on February 6, 2009, begin vetting President John Mills’ nominees for ministerial appointments.
Messrs Alex Tetteh Enyo, MP for Ada (Minister-designate for Education) and Cletus Avoka MP for Zebilla (Interior Minister-Designate) are among the first five nominees to test the drill when the process gets underway the coming week.
Topical issues on the drug menace and the possible review of the new education reforms are expected to be high on the agenda when they meet the vetting committee.
In an interview with Joy FM’s Parliamentary correspondent, Araba Coomson, Hon Edward Doe Adjaho, First Deputy Speaker said Parliament is counting on the general public to provide information on any of the nominees to help the work of the committee.
He also called for a debate for a possible amendment of the constitutional provision which mandates the president to pick more than 50 per cent of his ministers from parliament.
He feared the provision could spell doom for the country in the event of one party winning the presidential elections and losing the parliamentary elections only to become the minority in parliament.
He said the scenario will be worsened if an independent candidate should win the election.
Meanwhile the minority in parliament has dismissed assertions that they would subject the nominees to unnecessary scrutiny.
Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader in parliament told Joy News whatever will be done would be in the interest of the country.
He said the minority in a collaborative endeavour with the majority will conduct due diligence on the nominees.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Ablakwa receives Presidential Special Envoy on Reparations to advance global agenda
30 seconds -
Christina Koch becomes first woman to travel around the moon on Artemis II
11 minutes -
Epstein survivors’ calls to meet King Charles and Queen harder to ignore as US visit approaches
17 minutes -
UN Secretary-General names Ghana’s Anita Kiki Gbeho as South Sudan envoy
19 minutes -
Mali withdraws recognition of Sahrawi Republic, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan
23 minutes -
Gov’t distributes over 8,500 laptops to One Million Coders project
24 minutes -
Julius Debrah, ‘man to beat’ as NDC’s James Agbey dismisses Musah Dankwah’s polls
30 minutes -
GPRTU in Savannah Region to protest alleged eviction in Damongo
59 minutes -
Re: Reinsurance does not replace process — A response to the SIGA–SIC defence
1 hour -
Gender Ministry supports Harriet Amuzu in ongoing abuse case
1 hour -
AG joins plaintiff to scrap OSP ?: We should be mindful of the mischief in this – Bobby Banson
2 hours -
Samson Lardy Anyenini questions willingness of Attorneys-General to prosecute political colleagues
2 hours -
It is only fair the OSP is heard in Supreme Court case – Bobby Banson
2 hours -
Asiedu Nketia resumes Ashanti tour, second leg kicks off on Sunday
2 hours -
NLA denies salary cut claims, threatens legal action over reports
2 hours