{"id":277338,"date":"2016-12-16T14:26:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=277338"},"modified":"2016-12-16T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:26:32","slug":"dont-pressurize-akufo-addo-over-appointments-hackman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/dont-pressurize-akufo-addo-over-appointments-hackman\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t pressurize Akufo-Addo over appointments – Hackman"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, has asked members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to desist from putting undue pressure on President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, ahead of his ministerial appointments.<\/p>\n

Mr. Owusu Agyeman said Akufo Addo should be allowed to name his own ministers at his own time ahead of his inauguration on January 7, 2017.<\/p>\n

His comment follows an appeal Akufo-Addo made to the National Executive Committee of the NPP to give him more time<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to announce his proposed ministers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t work that way. It is a prerogative of the president-elect. The constitution is absolutely clear; it is in the bosom of the president-elect. It\u2019s always been like that,\u201d Owusu Agyeman noted in an interview.<\/p>\n

\"Nana<\/p>\n

Give me more time to select ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”FMYbfK3zRW7q2zpYKkoHAPO82OL6yyxq”]Akufo-Addo on Thursday asked for more time to enable him name ministers ahead of his official swearing-in.<\/p>\n

The president-elect is expected to present the list of his proposed ministers to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP for review.<\/p>\n

A meeting between him and NEC on Thursday to deliberate on the matter, ended without a decision being taken on which personalities will serve as ministers in the incoming government.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another meeting has been scheduled between the President-elect and the NEC to bring closure on the matter.<\/p>\n

There have been reports of lobbying for various positions in Akufo-Addo’s incoming government.<\/p>\n

We won\u2019t reject appointments from Nana Addo \u2013 Smaller parties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some smaller opposition parties have also stated that they will accept\u00a0positions<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>in Akufo-Addo’s government if they are called upon to serve.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the National Chairman of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, said an appointment from the Nana Addo led administration to any member of the PNC will not be out of place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PNC in the past has had some members of the party serve under Kufuor\u2019s government and even under the late Atta Mills \u2013 John Mahama administration; and so it is not new that you will have PNC members serve in governments that are not of the PNC. So the PNC cannot restrict Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP from making appointment of people they believe will be able to serve the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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