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March 18, 2025
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin had reason to question why the President of the Republic has still not released the list of the remaining deputy ministers, despite his (President) promise to announce the names this week during the swearing-in of the newly approved deputy ministers.
“The President should keep his promise he made; we do not have message from the president but the remaining lists to make sixty ministers has kept long”, he stated.
This was after the first deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor presiding over proceedings on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, disclosed that there were no message from the President and the Rt. Hon Speaker.
Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga on his part noted that the Minority Leader has been long in the House and should understand the process; stating that if the Minority Leader desires a message from the president, he should say it.
“If he wants appointment from the President, he should tell me privately, I know he has never been a minister when his government was in power, they never considered him for a minister, he laboured for them for years but they never considered him for a minister”.
Again, his inability to become a minister has become a problem, since this house started every day, he is worried who becomes a minister. “We are very accommodating, if you want to become one of the 60 ministers”.
“We would welcome you this is a government that want to unite the country; we do not mind appointing the Minority Leader as a deputy minister. The President would send his list when he is ready; you are not the one who asks him to send the earlier ones”, Mr Ayariga stated.
According to him, the Minority Leader was bringing commitment made outside the House, stating that it has nothing to do with this House. “I do not recall the President making a statement like that, that the list of the deputy ministers would be in this week”.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com