Audio By Carbonatix
The Presidential candidate for the Alliance for Revolutionary Change, Alan Kyerematen, has said if elected President, half of his ministers will be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament.
He said this approach is mandated by the 1992 Constitution, which requires half of the ministers to be appointed from Parliament.
Mr Kyerematen clarified that his ministerial appointments will prioritize individual merit over political affiliation.
This, he explained is to create an inclusive government made up of members from various parties with seats in Parliament.
“I hear people asking, how are you going to get your ministers but that is very simple. I am saying that I will pick ministers from the two parties that are represented in Parliament and if there are other parties that will make it to Parliament, I also have the flexibility to pick independent candidates.
“I am picking them not because they are NPP or NDC. I will pick them on the basis of their individual merits. It is just that they are in Parliament and I am required by the constitution to pick at least half of my ministers from Parliament.” he said on Citi FM.
Latest Stories
-
From academic theorists to absolute executioners — McDan’s powerful charge to Wisconsin graduates
2 minutes -
Family of young lawyer who reportedly died of cardiac arrest over Black Stars win appeals for privacy
4 minutes -
Government is considering decentralising teacher recruitment – Haruna Iddrisu
11 minutes -
Fire guts Wa West Hospital drug store; leaders pledge support
23 minutes -
Accra under water, again: Inside Ghana’s 66-year flooding crisis that nobody has fixed
58 minutes -
Three killed, nine injured as gunmen attack Odomi community in Nkwanta South
1 hour -
“We’re tired of promises”—Asankrangwa residents demand urgent action over bad roads
1 hour -
President of Oti House of Chiefs condemns latest killings, attacks in Nkwanta South
1 hour -
Student loan deductions from workers’ salaries to begin in August – Dr Saajida Shiraz
1 hour -
Government imposes curfew on communities in Nkwanta South Municipality
1 hour -
Fifth batch Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims return home
1 hour -
Thomas-Asante’s Coventry play champions Arsenal in Premier League opener
1 hour -
Complete Farmer uses technology to end guesswork and connect Ghanaian farmers to global markets
1 hour -
Interior Minister imposes curfew on parts of Nkwanta South over security concerns
2 hours -
CPP urges immediate repairs of roads nationwide
2 hours