News:
January 15, 2025
The Minority in parliament has registered their displeasure over happenings at the vetting of the first batch of three nominees of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
Dr. Gideon Boako, the Member of Parliament for Tano North who addressed the media on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 noted that the Majority side of the House exhibited behaviours at the vetting that were calculated to obstruct constructive and effective scrutiny of the nominees including the refusal to invite questions on the CVs as preliminary matters.
“The Chairman of the Appointments Committee was the first real obstacle to a diligent vetting of the ministerial nominees. He denied the Ghanaian people and the minority members of the committee the opportunity to conduct a thorough vetting of the nominees. He was protective of the nominees and extremely partisan.”
He thus noted that the altercation between the Minority side of the committee and the Chairman was a direct protest against his conduct. “Under the façade of a lack of capacity, he disregarded the fact that those he bullied were members of Parliament, and that the committee is a sub-body of the House. It cannot be right that members who are tasked by the Ghanaian people with oversight are denied the opportunity to scrutinize the nominees”, he added.
Dr. Gideon Boako asserts that the Chairman and the majority members of the Appointments Committee owe it to Ghana to assist them (Minority) in fulfilling the work entrusted to them by the Constitution; adding that, if the situation is not changed moving forward, they fear that an irreparable harm will be done to our democracy, with round pegs occupying square holes.”
Ghanamps.com