[ 2017-01-30 ]

Joe Ghartey, Otiko Afisa Djaba and John Peter Amewu

Joe Ghartey, Otiko Djaba, Peter Amewu face vetting committee today
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will
resume work today [Monday, January 29th, 2017]
hosting three ministerial nominees for vetting.

Joe Ghartey, the minister nominee for Railways
Development; John Peter Amewu, the minister
nominee for Lands and Forestry and Otiko Afisa
Djaba, the minister nominee for Gender and Social
Protection will take their turn before the
committee to answer questions and prove their
preparedness to occupy and serve in the portfolios
they have been nominated for.

Parliament’s 26-member Appointments Committee
suspended sitting last Wednesday [January 25]
after vetting 13 out of the 36 ministerial
nominees named by President Akufo-Addo.

The nominees scheduled to appear before the
committee for the subsequent days are;

Tuesday

Anthony Akoto Osei

Samuel Atta Kyea

Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng

Wednesday

Ignatius Baffour –Awuah

Dan Kwaku Botwe

Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah

Thursday

Joseph Kofi Adda

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Kwasi Amoako Atta

The Appointments Committee, chaired by the Member
of Parliament for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu will
resume sitting after one of its members alleged
that there was an attempt to bribe the minority
side of the committee.

Mahama Ayariga, who made the allegation on Friday
claimed the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko
through the Chairman of the committee [Osei-Owusu]
to the minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed for
onward disbursement to the minority members.

Although the Chairman and the Chief Whip have
denied the claims, Mr Ayariga insists that his
allegations were true and he was ready to defend
them.

‘Appointments committee may be reviewed’

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the committee has
hinted that he may call for a review of the
committee to enable it carry out its mandate
smoothly amidst the scandal.

Speaking in the Big Issue on Saturday, he said, he
will make a statement on the floor of the house to
that effect but is uncomfortable it may lead to
the further postponement of sitting which will be
unfair for nominees.

Source - citifmonline.com

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