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Parliament approves 11 out of 14
Presidential nominees
Accra, July 30, Ghanadot/GNA – Parliament on Monday approved
11 out of 14 nominations sent to it by President John
Agyekum Kufuor last week.
The Appointments Committee however, blocked the nomination
of Reverend Dr Akwasi Owusu-Bi and deferred the nominations
of Ms. Victoria Bright, Deputy Minister Designate at the
Office of The President and Mr. Ken-Wuud Nuworsu, Deputy
Minister Designate for Manpower, Youth and Employment.
They cited reasons ranging from financial mpropriety,
integrity, inconsistency and loyalty to the nation.
Moving a motion for the House to adopt the report of the
Committee, Mr. Freddie Blay, Chairman of the Appointments
Committee said they approved the 11 after they had met its
requirements by consensus according to Standing Order 172,
Section 4.
Mr. Alban Kingsford Bagbin, Minority Leader, in seconding
the motion said it was important for the House not to be
seen as rewarding wrongdoing by nominees when they were
entrusted with public office.
The nominees approved are Mr. Abraham Ossei-Aidooh, Minister
of Parliamentary Affairs, Ms Esther Obeng Dapaah, Minister
Lands, Forestry and Mines, Mr Godfrey T. Bayon, Minister of
State at Ministry of Transportation and Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw,
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations.
The others are Mr. Samuel Obodai, Deputy Minister, Central
Region, Mr. Ofosu Asamoah, Deputy Minister Eastern Region
and Mrs. Agnes Chigabatia, Deputy Minister, Upper East
Region.
The rest are Mrs. Winifred Assibi Dy-Yakah, Deputy Minister
Upper West Region, Mr Frederick Opare-Ansah, Deputy Minister
of Communications, Mr Maxwell Kofi Jumah, Deputy Minister of
Local Government, Rural Development and Environment and Mr.
Frank Agyekum, Deputy Minister of Information and National
Orientation.
Mr. Nuworsu and Ms. Bright’s nomination were deferred in
order to enable the Committee make further findings on them.
The Committee blocked Rev. Owusu-Bi nomination because he,
among other issues proved to be inconsistent and untruthful
in his submissions to the Committee.
He also told the Committee that he called himself reverend
even though he had no formal training in theology. He said
he was however, ordained by a church in the USA.
GNA
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