News:
January 9, 2025
The lists of members of the Appointment Committee to vet President John Dramani Mahama’s nominees are set and ready to begin work.
They are:
Majority
• Hon Bernard Ahiafor – First Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Committee,
• Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah – Vice chair of the Committee
• Kwame Governs Agbodza,
• Mahama Ayariga,
• Agnes Naa Momo Lartey,
• Shaibu Mahama and
• Alhassan Umar.
Minority
• Alexander K. Afenyo-Markin – Ranking Member of the Committee
• Patricia Appiagyei – Deputy Ranking
• Annoh-Dompreh and
• Patrick Yaw Boamah.
Meanwhile, the revised Standing Orders make room for leadership of the sector Committee that has oversight of a Ministry to join the Appointment Committee in vetting, when a Nominee from the sector appears before the Appointment Committee.
The membership of the three committees, Appointment, Business and selection Committees are re-composed on the ration of 183:88 as contained in the report presented on the floor of the House and approve by the House.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com