According to Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, there is a damning Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) report that incriminates the nominee, who is also MP for New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region.

He was however  prevented from revealing details of the offence because he was ruled out of order on matter of relevance on the floor of the house

Making his case on the floor of Parliament, Mr. Iddrisu said: “ The President should for instance consider withdrawing the nomination of one his appointees by name George Oduro because there is a damning BNI report on him, and Mr. Speaker, when we say we want to conduct due diligence, it is probably because of this. We here have a responsibility not to impugn the integrity of any calling, particularly when the  person is a Member of Parliament, but when the information comes to us, we have a duty to cross check the veracity or otherwise of that particular information  …”

But the Majority Leader did not wait for Mr. Iddrisu to conclude when he interrupted, saying he was being unfair since the accused was absent.

He further wondered why the Minority was raising this issue when the House was assessing a report on Ministerial Nominees who had already been vetted.

“The person whose issue the Minority Leader is raising is not part of this report, so Mr. Speaker, I am surprised that he is talking about this. On the issue of relevance, the person is not being considered,” the Minority Leader argued.

Responding to these allegations, the Deputy Minister Nominee also dismissed these claims, saying “I am not aware of any report so in case they make it available, I will love to see.”

Meanwhile the House has approved the nomination of some 17 Deputy Ministerial Nominees.

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He said they will ensure a thorough scrutiny of all policies and programmes of the incoming government to ensure an effective governance system.

[contextly_sidebar id=”tnSsYbadsZSo2oh93b3N0xPDu3logc5e”]Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, January 5, Haruna Iddrisu said the Minority in the next Parliament, will ultimately carry out actions that will inure to the benefit of Ghanaians.

“We will hold the President Nana Akufo-Addo, his policies, and his actions accountable to the words and pledges that he made to Ghanaians, and we will endeavor to deepen good governance in the country and to seek to improve the quality of life of Ghanaians by actions and policy decisions.”

He noted that, although New Patriotic Party has a majority advantage in Parliament, his side will not be run down by their decisions.

“They may have a majority and nobody disputes that; but we will make our presence is felt and we will provide policy options and policy questions, and we will show superiority in terms of ideas and how better we craft the things they say,” Mr. Iddrisu said.

Leaders for the incoming Minority

The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, James Klutse Avedzi, will be the deputy Minority leader.

Other leaders for the Minority side are Mohammed Muntaka, who will maintain his position as the Chief Whip, with the Member of Parliament for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, and the Member of Parliament for Ada East, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah,  serving as deputy chief whips.

Meanwhile outgoing Majority leader, Alban Bagbin has been tipped to become the Second deputy Speaker of the House in the seventh Parliament starting January 7, 2017.

For the incoming Majority side, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, will now become the Majority Leader, to be deputized by young lawyer, and MP for Dome Kwabenya, Adwoa Sarfo. She becomes the first women to take that position in Parliament.

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