The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today [Friday], January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today [Friday], January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
Some of the appointees with the President and his Vice. The Minority in parliament has expressed displeasure over the delay in getting them copies of the CVs of Ministers-designate ahead of vetting which begins on Friday January 20. The Appointments Committee of Parliament, chaired by First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu, will screen Senior Minister-designate … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to screen the first batch of ministerial nominees on Friday,January 20. The committee, chaired by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, will screen Senior Minister-designate Yaw Osafo Marfo, National Security Minister-designate Albert Kan-Dapaah, Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta and Defence Minister-designate Dominic Nitiwul on the first day. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will this Friday, January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will this Friday, January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to screen the first batch of ministerial nominees on Friday, 20 January. The committee, chaired by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, will screen Senior Minister-designate Yaw Osafo Marfo, National Security Minister-designate Albert Kan-Dapaah, Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta and Defence Minister-designate Dominic Nitiwul on the first … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament chaired by the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, will start vetting ministers-designate nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo from Friday, January 20. Four ministers-designate will appear before the committee on Friday. They are Senior Minister-designate, Yaw Osafo-Maafo; Minister-designate for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah; Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta and Minister-designate … Read more
Former President John Agyekum Kufour has expressed confidence in the appointments made by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, Akufo-Addo’s appointments and the introduction of some new ministries are part of his plan to ensure positive change in Ghana. Barely a week after assuming office as President, Akufo-Addo has come under criticism over some persons he … Read more
Former President John Agyekum Kufour has expressed confidence in the appointments made by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, Akufo-Addo’s appointments and the introduction of some new ministries are part of his plan to ensure positive change in Ghana. Barely a week after assuming office as President, Akufo-Addo has come under criticism over some persons he has … Read more
Former President John Agyekum Kufour has expressed confidence in the appointments made by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, Akufo-Addo’s appointments and the introduction of some new ministries are part of his plan to ensure positive change in Ghana. Barely a week after assuming office as President, Akufo-Addo has come under criticism over some persons he has … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has been urged to be ruthless in dealing with mediocrity and non-performance in his government. He must immediately sack appointees who do not deliver on their mandates. The Head of the State Enterprises Commission, Dr Kaminta Baizie gave the advice in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday. According to him, … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has been urged to be ruthless in dealing with mediocrity and non-performance in his government. He must immediately sack appointees who do not deliver on their mandates. The Head of the State Enterprises Commission, Dr Kaminta Baizie gave the advice in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday. According to him, … Read more
Barely a week after the inauguration of the seventh Parliament, sittings in the House has been adjourned to January 24, 2017. The break is to allow the leadership of the House and Committee of Selection constitute the Standing and Select Committees, a move which would enhance the effective conduct of business in the legislature. The … Read more
Barely a week after the inauguration of the seventh Parliament, sittings in the House has been adjourned to January 24, 2017. The break is to allow the leadership of the House and Committee of Selection constitute the Standing and Select Committees, a move which would enhance the effective conduct of business in the legislature. The … Read more
Last Saturday, before noon, the then President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his Vice President-elect, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumiah, were sworn into office at the Black Star Square in Accra to commence the process of rebuilding Ghana’s near-collapsed economy. Present at the presidential inauguration were African heads of states from Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, Egypt, … Read more
With the smooth constitution of the Appointments Committee of the Seventh Parliament, the Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, yesterday referred nominees for ministerial positions for vetting (by the Committee) which was communicated to him by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The MP for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, who was tipped to handle the Health … Read more
Ghana’s 7th Parliament is one whose unique characteristics cannot be left to go unnoticed… Ghana’s 7th Parliament was inaugurated on Saturday, 7th January, 2017, some hours ahead of the inauguration of the new President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. It became the latest parliament in the 4th Republic after the 6th parliament was dissolved on the … Read more
The committee has been tasked to vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios from the President Nana Akufo Addo. This comes on the back of the announcement of minister nominees by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s President yesterday (Tuesday) at the Flagstaff House. Nana Akufo-Addo further asked the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye to … Read more
A delegation from the Manhyia Palace yesterday called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to formally inform him about arrangements towards the funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem. Led by the Akyeamehene, Nana Nsuase Opoku Agyeman III, the delegation first congratulated the President on his assumption of the highest … Read more