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Parliament approves nominations of 12
Ministers
Accra, July 27, GNA - Parliament on Friday approved the
nomination of Mr Akwasi Osei Adjei as Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD and Mrs Oboshie
Sai-Cofie as Minister of Information.
The House also approved the nominations of 10 newly
appointed ministers after the Appointments Committee of
Parliament presented its report to the House after vetting
the nominees.
The Minister are: Mr Ben Aggrey Ntim, Minister of
Communications, Nana Akomea, Minister of Manpower, Youth and
Employment and Mr Joe Baidoo-Ansah, Minister of Trade,
Industry, Private Sector Development and President's Special
Initiative.
Others are: Mr Samuel Owusu-Agyei, Minister of State in-
Charge of Public Sector Reforms, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei,
Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance and Economic
Planning, Nana Obiri Boahene, Minister of State at the
Ministry of Interior and Ms Cecilia Dapaah, Minister of
State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing.
The rest are: Mr George Benson, Upper West Regional
Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, Eastern Regional Minister
and Mr Alhassan Samari, Upper East Regional Minister.
The House later approved an increase in the District
Assemblies' Common Fund from the current five percent to 7.5
of the total national revenue. It takes effect from January
1, 2008.
Increasing demands on the assemblies by government
institutions such as the police service, the creation of new
districts and the implementation of the National Youth
Employment Programme are some reasons for the upward
adjustment of Fund.
Members of Parliament called for effective monitoring and
oversight responsibility over the assemblies to ensure the
proper utilization of monies sent them.
They said the monitoring role of members and auditing by the
appropriate agencies must be strengthened.
Meanwhile, the House is expected to rise next week Tuesday
after an address by former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan,
at a special meeting to be held in his honour.
GNA
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