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June 23, 2021
Parliament on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 adopted the Eighth Report of the Appointments Committee on the President’s nominations for Deputy Ministerial appointments and consequently approved the nominees for their various portfolios.
This brings to finality the approval of President Akufo-Addo’s list of 40 nominees for the position of Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers submitted to the Speaker of Parliament on April 21, 2021 for vetting and approval.
The Report tabled at the plenary covers the vetting process of four deputy ministerial nominees comprising,
- Diana Asonaba Dapaah as deputy Minister designate for Attorney-General and Justice.
- Lariba Zuweira Abdul deputy minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
- Martin Adjei Mensah-Korsah, deputy minister-designates for Local Government and Rural Development
- Amidu Issahaku Chimnia deputy minister designate for Sanitation and Water Resources.
Chairman of the Appointments Committee and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu presenting the Committee’s Report stated that President Akufo-Addo submitted the list of nominees for the position of Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers appointed under 24 portfolios to the Speaker of Parliament on April 21, 2021.
The Committee, according to him, duly considered the President’s nominations for the Deputy Ministerial appointments and recommended them for approval by consensus after ensuring that they met all constitutional provisions among other considerations.
After a brief debate, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Asiamah Amoako who was then presiding over the sitting put the motion to a voice vote where he ruled that the four nominees have been approved by the House.
The House, he said, will proceed to communicate the decision to His Excellency President Nana Akufo-Addo as Parliament having given prior approval to the nominees.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com