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General news for Thursday, March 4, 2021
Source: Peace FM
2021-03-04
Oppong Nkrumah, Hawa Koomson, and Afriyie Akoto have been recommended for approval.
The Nominations Committee of Parliament has recommended the approval of thirteen (13) candidates of the President for ministerial appointments.
This is contained in the Committee’s first report on the president’s nominations for ministerial appointments.
Nominees include Mr. Albert Kan Dapaah for National Security, Hon Dominic Nitiwul for Defense, Shirley Ayorkor Botchey for Foreign Relations and Regional Integration, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum for Education, Hon. Osei Kyei – Mensah Bonsu for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh for Energy and Hon Dan Botwe for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development.
The rest are Hon Ambrose Dery of Interior, Hon Ignatius Baffour Awuah of Employment and Labor Relations, Hon Sarah Adwoa Sarfo of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto of Food and Agriculture, Hon Mavis Hawa Koomson of Fisheries Development and Aquaculture and Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah for the Ministry of Information.
Regarding the nomination of Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah – Information, Hon Mavis Hawa Koomson – Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto – Food and Agriculture, the Nominating Committee recommended approval of their nomination by majority decision, which means That Minority Committee members did not support the approval of his nomination.
The entire chamber (plenary) is yet to consider the Committee’s report at the time of this report’s presentation.
