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Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyeman and Emmanuel Bruce Category: Politics Parliament has by consensus, approved an additional 16 ministerial nominees. This brings to a total of 29 ministerial nominees by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who have been approved by Parliament for his second term in office. The approval of the additional 16 on Thursday night came after a unanimous voice vote from both sides of the House. The nominees are Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu for Health; Mr Alan Kyerematen for Trade and Industry; Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame for Attorney-General and Minister of Justice desig...

  The Appointments Committee of Parliament has recommended the approval of thirteen (13) nominees of the President for Ministerial appointments. This is contained in the First Report of the Committee on the President's nominations for Ministerial Appointments. The nominees include; Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah for National Security, Hon Dominic Nitiwul for Defence, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchey for Foreign Affairs 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...

+ Parliament’s Appointments Committee will resume its vetting of ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, February 22. A total number of 14 appointees are expected to face the Appointments Committee this week to elaborate on policies they will undertake to assist the second administration of President Akufo-Addo. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, John Peter Amewu, and Mustapha Ussif are among the listed fourteen to meet the 26-member Committee chaired by First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu. Day 9 of the vetting process will see Transport Minister-designate Kwaku Ofori Asia...

Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyemang & Emmanuel Bruce Category: Politics 30.5k Shares 705 The Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Minister-designate, Mr Dan Botwe, has denied his involvement in disenfranchising the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) in the 2020 parliamentary election. He said the then Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development did not have the mandate to create constituencies under the 1992 Constitution. He argued that the creation of constituencies was the responsibility of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Local Gover...

Minister-designate for Local Government, Daniel Botwe, has advocated for the state funding of political parties. This, he said, could be the panacea to the canker of monetization that has engulfed the political atmosphere from the national to the grassroots level. According to him, state funding of political parties will ensure stronger political parties, and members of Parliament will have a very good relationship with their parties hence a stronger Parliament and a much stronger democracy. Mr. Dan Botwe made the call on Monday during his vetting by the Appointments’ Committee of Parliamen...