[ 2021-02-28 ]

NDC MPs 'under a lot of pressure' to reject Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees –
Members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament are
under intense pressure to vote against President
Nana Akufo-Addo ministerial nominees, Nii Kpakpo
Samoa Addo, a lawyer of the main opposition
National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said.

“The MPs represent constituencies and the
constituents and the grassroots members and the
hardcore NDC opposition members also have their
grievances in the last election and, so, the MPs
of the NDC are under a lot of pressure.

“You can even see some hashtags that are calling
for mass rejection of all the nominees”, Mr
Samoa Addo told Eugene Bawelle on Class91.3FM’s
current affairs programme ‘The Watchdog’ on
Saturday, 27 February 2021.

“If you’ve noticed on social media, there are
trending calls and, so, I can tell you that they
are under pressure”, he pointed out.

In his view, while the apologies rendered by some
of the re-nominated ministers-designate could
soften the hearts of the NDC MPs to look
favourably on them, the arrogance and flippancy
displayed by others, such as Agriculture
Minister-designate Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, will be
to his disadvantage.

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has
vetted about 30 nominees so far.

Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta has had
his vetting delayed by a few weeks owing to ill
health.

He is billed to face the committee on 8 March
2021.

Source - classfm.com

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