Appointments c’ttee vets more ministers-designate June 1, 2021 Mr Osei-Owusu, Chairman of Appointments Committee The Appointments Committee of Parliament will tomorrow commence the vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial and deputy ministerial nominees. They consist of a Minister of State-designate at the Ministry of Finance and 39 Deputy Ministers designate. The purpose of the constitutional exercise is to ascertain the suitability or otherwise of the nominees to occupy their designated offices. The ten-day exercise is in line with Article 78(1) and 79(1) of the Constitution, which states that the appointments are done with prior approval of Parliament. Per the vetting time-table, four nominees would appear before the 26-member committee in a day.