Tag Archives: Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday failed to reach a consensus for the vetting of the two nominees of the President for appointment as Supreme Court Judges. The Nominees: Justice Sophia Rosseta Bernasko Essah, a Court of Appeal Judge and Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a legal academic and a …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs on the Appointment Committee have threatened not to vote on Chief Justice nominee Justice Gertrude Torkornoo until they have the Supreme Court’s full judgement on James Gyakye Quayson. The Minority says they will big partake in any decision on the nominee until their demand …

A sanitation management company, Ghana First Company Limited has asked the Appointments Committee not to approve the appointment of Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development Ministry. In a statement, the Company accused O.B. Amoah of hiding the truth in relation to his responses to questions asked by Alhassan …

Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday boycotted the vetting of the Deputy Local Government Minister nominee, Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah. Justifying the action, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said the decision to boycott the nominee’s vetting was to protest against the …

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has put on hold the approval of Andrew Egyapa Mercer as Deputy Minister for Energy. The Committee’s action follows Mr. Mercer’s strong disapproval with former Minister for Energy, Peter Amewu’s comment that the PDS-ECG deal was fraudulent. Speaking on Newsnight, JoyNews’ Parliamentary correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, said …

Parliament’s Appointments Committee is vetting four deputy ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo. First to face the Committee chaired by Joseph Osei Owusu is Ama Pomaa Boateng, the Deputy Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization. Deputy Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Apratwum-Sarpong, the Deputy Minister-designate for Fisheries and …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has approved by consensus Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister, Asaase News can confirm. However, the committee wants the nominee to provide further clarification on some four issues it raised during the vetting. The minister-designate appeared before the committee on Thursday 25 March 2021 for four …

        The Appointments Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 25, 2021 vet Finance Minister-designate, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta.   Mr. Ofori-Atta is the only nominee left on the list of ministers the President, Nana Akufo-Addo presented to Parliament on January 21, 2021, for vetting.   Mr. Ofori-Atta …

The Minority MPs on the Appointments Committee today voted on the ministerial nominees so far vetted and have unanimously rejected three of the President’s nominees. Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson and Minister-designate for Food Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been rejected …

Minority MPs on the Appointments Committee have threatened to vote against the approval of the Health, Transport, Information and Gender Ministers-designate. This is because of their act of commission and omission in the Frontiers Healthcare Solution Services contract. The NDC MPs accused Kwaku Agyemang Manu, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Kojo Oppong …