Parliament on Thursday approved 17 deputy ministers vetted by the Appointments Committee.
The House last Friday approved 11, bringing the total number of approved deputy ministers to 28, out of the 50 announced by the President last month.
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, said the House approved the Deputy Ministers by consensus “in accordance with Article 79(1) of the Constitution.”
Below are the new set of Deputy ministers approved:
Patricia Appiagyei – Deputy Minister of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation
The President has been criticized for appointing 50 deputy ministers, thus bringing the total number of ministers in his administration to 110.
Although Akufo-Addo defended his decision, some Ghanaians believe the ministers are too many considering the size of the Ghanaian economy.
The Minority members on the Appointments Committee on Wednesday, boycotted sittings claiming that they need time to properly investigate the deputy minister nominees before vetting them.
However, the majority went ahead with the screening without the minority members. Meanwhile, Parliament is expected to go on recess tomorrow, Friday, and return in May, 2017.
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