Vet Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/vet/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg Vet Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/vet/ 32 32 Parliament forms committee to vet Akufo-Addo’s ministers https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/parliament-forms-committee-to-vet-akufo-addos-ministers/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:30:43 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=283686 Parliament on Tuesday constituted a 26-member Appointments Committee also known as Vetting Committee. The committee has been tasked to vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios from the Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo Addo. It is chaired by Joseph Osei-Owusu, MP for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and MP for […]

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]]> Parliament on Tuesday constituted a 26-member Appointments Committee also known as Vetting Committee.

The committee has been tasked to vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios from the Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo Addo.

It is chaired by Joseph Osei-Owusu, MP for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South as ranking member.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday announced 13 minister nominees at the Flagstaff House.

He further asked the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye to act expeditiously on the list of Minister designates submitted to the House for approval.

“Parliament has a responsibility, as quickly as possible, to make it possible for this government to be in place…We are in a very difficult moment in the life of our country. All of us know that our economy is not in a good place and I am asking the House that the essence of my letter to Mr. Speaker to act expeditiously on these nominations so that as soon as possible, I will be able to assemble the government and get on in fulfilling the promises that I made to the Ghanaian people in being able to bring that relief in progress, that they are looking for,” he said.

The Committee is made up of 16 members from the majority and 10 Minority members.

Below is the list of members on the committee:

Joseph Osei-Owusu (MP for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker) – Chairman

Adwoa Safo (MP for Dome Kwabenya and Deputy Majority Leader)

Kwesi Ameyaw Cheremeh (MP for Sunyani East and Majority Chief Whip)

Dominic Nitiwul (MP for Bimbilla)

Samuel Atta Kyea (MP for Abuakwa South)

Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Manhyia South)

Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover (MP for Tema East)

Ursula G. Owusu-Ekuful (MP Ablekuma West)

Joseph Kofi Adda (Navrongo Central)

Joseph Cudjoe (Effia)

Patricia Apeagyei (Asokwa)

O.B. Amoah (Akwapim South)

Kofi Amoako Hene (Atebubu)

Anthony Karbo (Lawra)

Barbara Asher Ayisi (Cape Coast South)

Micheal Yaw Gyato (Krachie)

Minority:

Haruna Iddrisu (Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South) – Ranking Member

Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak (Minority Chief Whip and MP for Asawase)

Mahama Ayariga (Bawku Central)

Sampson Ahi (Bodi)

Eric Opoku (Asunafo South)

Bernice Adiku Heloo (Hohoe)

Joseph Yieleh Chireh (Wa West)

Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye (Odododiodioo)

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (North Tongu)

Alhassan Suhuyini (Tamale North)

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By: Godwin A. Allotey & Duke Mensah Opoku/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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