{"id":287172,"date":"2017-01-23T05:58:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T05:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=287172"},"modified":"2017-01-23T05:58:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T05:58:23","slug":"alan-agyarko-and-others-to-be-vetted-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/alan-agyarko-and-others-to-be-vetted-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan, Agyarko and others to be vetted today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four more ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo for various portfolios, will be vetted today [Monday], by Parliament\u2019s Appointment\u2019s Committee.<\/p>\n<p>They are Hajia Alima Mahama, who is headed for the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development, and Dr. Afriyie Akoto, the nominee for the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The others are Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, who will be vetted for the position of Trade Minister, a position he once occupied under the previous NPP regime, and Energy Minister nominee, Boakye Agyarko.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the committee has vetted six out of the 36 nominees. Those vetted already include Senior Minister nominee; Osafo Maafo, Finance Minister-nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta, Attorney-General &amp; Justice Minister-nominee, Gloria Akuffo, and Minister-nominee for the Interior Ministry, Ambrose Dery.<\/p>\n<p>The others are nominee for National Security Ministry Kan Dapaah and nominee for Defence Ministry, Dominic Nitiwul.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, \u00a0Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister nominee for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, Education and Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health, will appear before the Appointments committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the full list of members on the Appointments committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Osei-Owusu (MP for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker) \u2013 Chairman<\/p>\n<p>Adwoa Safo (MP for Dome Kwabenya and Deputy Majority Leader)<\/p>\n<p>Kwesi Ameyaw Cheremeh (MP for Sunyani East and Majority Chief Whip)<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Nitiwul (MP for Bimbilla)<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Atta Kyea (MP for Abuakwa South)<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Manhyia South)<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover (MP for Tema East)<\/p>\n<p>Ursula G. Owusu-Ekuful (MP Ablekuma West)<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Kofi Adda (Navrongo Central)<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Cudjoe (Effia)<\/p>\n<p>Patricia Apeagyei (Asokwa)<\/p>\n<p>O.B. Amoah (Akwapim South)<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Amoako Hene (Atebubu)<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Karbo (Lawra)<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Asher Ayisi (Cape Coast South)<\/p>\n<p>Micheal Yaw Gyato (Krachie)<\/p>\n<p>Minority: Haruna Iddrisu (Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South) \u2013 Ranking Member<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak (Minority Chief Whip and MP for Asawase)<\/p>\n<p>Mahama Ayariga (Bawku Central)<\/p>\n<p>Sampson Ahi (Bodi)<\/p>\n<p>Eric Opoku (Asunafo South)<\/p>\n<p>Bernice Adiku Heloo (Hohoe)<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Yieleh Chireh (Wa West)<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye (Odododiodioo)<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (North Tongu)<\/p>\n<p>Alhassan Suhuyini (Tamale North)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s) [0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four more ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo for various portfolios, will be vetted today [Monday], by Parliament\u2019s Appointment\u2019s Committee. 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