Audio By Carbonatix
Parliament's Appointments Committee will resume its vetting of ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, February 22.
A total number of 14 appointees are expected to face the Appointments Committee this week to elaborate on policies they will undertake to assist the second administration of President Akufo-Addo.
Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, John Peter Amewu, and Mustapha Ussif are among the listed fourteen to meet the 26-member Committee chaired by First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu.
Day 9 of the vetting process will see Transport Minister-designate Kwaku Ofori Asiamah and Minister-designate for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah appear before the Committee.
On Tuesday, three appointees will face the Committee namely; Joseph Cudjoe, Minister-designate for Public Enterprises, Works and Housing Minister of State-designate, Freda Prempeh and Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources.
Again, three nominees on Wednesday, February 24 will be vetted.
They include Railway Minister-designate John Peter Amewu, Minister-designate for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye and Awal Mohammed, the Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture.
The Appointments Committee will on Thursday vet Mustapha Ussif, Ebenezer Kojo Kum and Alan Kyerematen.
On Friday, the Committee will commence vetting of nominees for the various regions in Ghana.
The first three Regional Ministers-designate to be vetted are Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, Minister-designate for Western Region, Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate Henry Quartey, and Seth Acheampong, Minister-designate for Eastern Region.
Eighteen ministerial appointees have so far been vetted by the Appointments Committee.
They include Minister-designate for Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, National Security Minister-designate Albert Kan Dapaah, Minister-designate for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister-designate for Education and Minister-designate for Local Government, Decentralisation & Rural Development, Dan Botwe.
The vetting process by the Appointments Committee is expected to end on March 9.
Latest Stories
-
Seidu Agongo builds lifeline facility for Ghana Police Hospital’s ‘Unknown Patients’
3 minutes -
Ghana ‘scandalised’ by rising job losses under NDC – Dr Adomako Kissi
12 minutes -
De Mayor Foundation supports over 700 widows and vulnerable persons in Adeiso
29 minutes -
Poll shows Mahama widening lead in hypothetical 2024 re-run
44 minutes -
Police Hospital relieved as new facility for ‘unknown patients’ eases long-standing burden
51 minutes -
Gender Ministry empowers Kayayei with health, financial literacy and safety skills
1 hour -
Goldbod’s gold strategy has anchored currency stability and economic confidence – Senyo Hosi
1 hour -
‘The law is the law’ – Mahama insists as Asake pleads on Cyborg’s behalf over firearm incident
2 hours -
Police arrest 2 over illegal possession of 2,600 AK-47 ammunition in Ashanti Region
2 hours -
Goldbod is rewriting Ghana’s gold story and restoring national value – Senyo Hosi asserts
2 hours -
Goldbod: Loss or no loss? The price of everything and the value of nothing
2 hours -
Goldbod’s $214m cost isn’t a loss but a strategic policy investment – Senyo Hosi
2 hours -
Government settles US$709m Eurobond obligations ahead of due date
2 hours -
Low inflation and cheaper imports show Goldbod’s true economic value – Senyo Hosi
2 hours -
VAT reforms: GRA raises registration threshold to GH¢750,000, cuts rate to 20% from Jan. 2026
2 hours
