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Parliament set to vet nominee ministers tomorrow
Abdul Salam Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, Feb 6, Ghanadot - The Appointment Committee of
Parliament will on Friday start vetting the various
Ministers who were recently nominated by the President, Prof
Mills, to occupy Ministerial positions in his
administration.
Five of the president's nominees will tomorrow be confronted
by critical issues concerning competence and morality in
governance and their veracity.
With allegations being leveled against some of them
publicly, the Ministers-designate will have to prove their
innocence before the Appointment Committee of Parliament
when it begins vetting at the Speaker's Conference Room
tomorrow.
The vetting process is however expected to end on Friday
February 13, 2009, with the committee vetting five nominee
per day.
As the Appointment Committee starts vetting tomorrow, those
to appear are the Minister of Education designate, Mr Alex
Tetteh -Enyo, Mr Cletus Avorka, Minister of Interior
designate, Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Ministry of Local
Government and Rural Development, Mrs Akua Sena Dansua,
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Mrs Juliana
Azumah-Mensah, Ministry of Tourism.
On Saturday, February 7, Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni for Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Joe Gidisu,
Ministry of Roads and High Ways, Dr Oteng Adjei, Ministry of
Energy, Ms Sherry Ayitey, Ministry of Environment, Science
and Technology and Alhaji Collins Dauda, Ministry of Land
and Natural Resources will go through the vetting process.
On Monday February 9, those to go through the vetting
process are, Ms Hannah Tetteh, Trade and Industry, Mrs Betty
Mould-Iddrisu, Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, Dr.
Kwabena Duffour, Ministry of Finance, Mr Haruna Iddrisu,
Ministry of Communication and Mr Mike Hammah, Ministry of
Transport.
Those who will make appearance before the committee on
Tuesday February 10 2009 are Lt Gen J.H. Smith (retd),
Ministry of Defence, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Eastern
Regional Minister, Ms Amma Benyiwa-Doe, Central Region, Mr
Kwadwo Nyamekye Maafo, Brong Ahafo Region, Mr Kofi Opoku
Manu, Ashanti Region, while Mr Mahmood Khalid, Upper West,
Nii Armah Ashittey, Greater Accra Region, Mrs Zita Okai Kwei,
Information Ministry, Mrs Halutide Dabie Alhassan, the
Presidency and Dr George Yankey, Health will appear on the
next day.
On Thursday February 12, those to appear before the
committee are Mr Stephen Kwao Amoanor, Ministry of
Employment and Social Welfare, Mr Moses Asaga, Ministry of
Water Resources Works and Housing, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak,
Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr Alexander Asum Ahensah,
Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture and Mr Mark Woyongo,
Upper East Region.
The final day of the vetting exercise will see the following
nominees, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Ministry of Food and Agriculture,
Mr Azong Alhassan, the Presidency, Mr Joseph Amenowode,
Volta Region, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Region and Mr
S.S. Nanyian Northern Region.
The Appointment Ciommitee after the vetting exercise will
recommend to Parliament for approval or otherwise of persons
nominated by the President for appointment as Ministers of
State.
Ghanadot
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