The Appointments Committee of Parliament has postponed the vetting of ministerial nominees to Monday, January 30, 2017.
So far, some thirteen (13) of the 36 nominees, have been vetted with eight (8) already approved.
Nominees who were expected to be vetted on Thursday, January 26, included the Minister-nominee for Monitoring and Evaluation; Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister-nominee for Regional Re-organization and Development; Dan Kwaku Botwe, Minister-nominee for Environment, Science and Technology; Prof Frimpong Boateng and the Minister-nominee for Works and Housing; Samuel Atta Akyea.
But speaking to Citi News, the acting Director of Public Affairs at Parliament, Kate Addo, explained that, the vetting was postponed to enable the house to prepare for the orientation of new MPs over the weekend.
“…When we resumed sitting, we found out that the workload is becoming heavier by the day. There are agencies that we need to attend to, and coupled with that is the fact that, over the weekend, we are going to have an orientation course for members, and all these were coinciding with the vetting schedule, so the committee sat and decided to reschedule its activities so vetting will resume on Monday.”
She further stated that the house will reconvene and adjust its schedule if it finds the new schedule inconvenient.
Nominees yet to be vetted are:
Monday
Joe Ghartey
Otiko Afisa Djaba
John Peter Amewu
Tuesday
Anthony Akoto Osei
Samuel Atta Kyea
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng
Wednesday
Ignatius Baffour –Awuah
Dan Kwaku Botwe
Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah
Thursday
Joseph Kofi Adda
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Kwasi Amoako Atta
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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