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March 11, 2016
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13 ministers approved by Parliament
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Feb 18, Ghanadot - Thirteen
ministers have been approved by Parliament;
in all, four ministers of state and nine regional
ministers. The thirteen ministers received the nod after the
House had methodically examined two reports submitted by the
Appointments Committee of Parliament on the nominees.
The approval of the ministers follows hearings by the
committee as spelt out by Article 78(1) of the 1992
constitution.
The four ministers of state were Haruna Iddrisu for
Communications; Ms Hannah Tetteh for Trade and Industry;
Major General (Rtd) Joseph Smith for Defence; and Alhaji
Muntakar Mubarrak for Youth and Sports.
Ms Hannah Tettehʼs alleged failure to fulfill her tax
obligations nearly stalled her approval, but the long-drown
debate could not make her miss her opportunity of becoming
the Trade and Industry minister.
The matter was put to rest after the chairman of the
Appointments Committee, Edward Doe Adjaho, submitted a
letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stating that
Ms Tetteh had fulfilled all her tax obligations.
The regional ministers who were approved by the House were
Mrs. Ama Ms Benyiwa-Doe, Central Region; Mr. Kofi Opoku
Manu, Ashanti Region; Mr. Nyamekye Marfo for Brong Ahafo;
Hon. Mahmud Khalid for Upper West; Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo
for Eastern Region; Mr. Joseph Amenowode for Volta Region;
Mr Stephen Sumani Nayina for the Northern Region; and Mr.
Paul Evans Aidoo for the Western Region;
The House also considered a fifth report which was also
submitted on Foreign Affairs minister designate Alhaji
Mohammed Mumuni, whose vetting saw the Minority stage a
walkout on Ms Sherry Aryittey,
minister designate for Environment, Science and Technology
who was implicated in a 2004 Auditor General's
report on the divestiture of the Nsawam Cannery.
They are yet to be approved by the house.
The last three reports follow two earlier ones that
were submitted to the House to clear the nominations of 11
ministers for swearing-in by the President.
For now, Mr. Wayongo, who is to reappear before the
Appointments Committee after being asked to go and refresh
his memory on some issues during his last encounter, would
be heard by the committee on the 20
the of this month.
Ghanadot
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NPP Transition Team to Back off
if...
Accra, February 18, Ghanadot -
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
Transition Team are planning to back off from the Joint
Transition Team if the current harassment, intimidations
and other irregularities continue.
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Prez Mills' apology to
Nana Addo
Accra, February 18, Ghanadot - Mr Mahama
Ayariga, the spokesperson for President John
Mills, said on radio program in Accra that the
President regretted the seizure of a Land
Cruiser vehicle belonging to Nana Akuffo Addo,
presidential candidate of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP)...........more |
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13 ministers approved by Parliament
Accra, Feb 18, Ghanadot - Thirteen ministers have
been approved by Parliament; in all, four ministers of state
and nine regional ministers. The thirteen ministers received
the nod after the House had methodically examined two
reports submitted by the Appointments Committee of
Parliament on the nominees......More
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We need to put Ghana on the world tourism map – Minister
Accra, Feb. 17, Ghanadot/GNA – Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah,
the new Minister of Tourism, on Tuesday asked the United Nations
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), to help Ghana conduct . ..More |
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