So far these are Minister designates in Akufo Addo’s second administration currently having issues with their approval as far as the minority side of the Appointments Committee is concerned.
Below are the reasons why they were not approved at the same time with the rest of the 22 already Unanimously approved by the Appointment Committee of Parliament.
Kwesi Amoako-Atta
It is believed that on the Roads and Highways portfolio, the clarification they may be seeking has to do with the Tema road contract before they approve the nominee, Kwesi Amoako-Atta.
Oppong Nkrumah
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The sources say, members of the minority side of the Appointments Committee accused Oppong Nkrumah, as being the one who called for a member of the legal team of the petitioner in the ongoing Election 2020 petition, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to be cited for contempt, after Ayine told the media on 16 February 2021, that the Supreme Court has a predetermined agenda to rule in favour of President Akufo-Addo.
Ursula Owusu Ekuful
The approval of the Minister-designate for Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, is also on hold because the Minority side says they require some clarification on the closure of some radio stations in the country.
Kwaku Owusu Afriyie Akoto
In the case of the Minister for Food and Agriculture-designate, Kwaku Owusu Afriyie Akoto, members of the Minority side of the Appointments Committee accused him of being arrogant when he appeared before the committee and on that basis, they will not approve of his nomination.
Hawa Koomson
As for Hawa Koomson, the Minority side of the Appointments Committee, are of the opinion that she is not fit for the job.
John Amewu Peter
John Peter Amewu, the former Minister for Energy who supervised the PDS deal and has been nominated by the president to serve as the Minister for Railways Development in his second administration, has his approval also on hold. The minority side of the Appointments Committee say they require some clarification on some answers the minister-designate provided during his vetting on the PDS deal.
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
The Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu‘s appointment, according to our source is on hold because the Minority side of the Appointments Committee say he did not satisfy them with his answers on questions regarding the engagement of Frontier to offer COVID-19 testing services at the airport some time in September 2020.
Godfred Yeboah Dame
The Agyapa Gold Royalties deal and the answers given by the Minister for Justice and Attorney General-designate, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to questions posed by some members of the Appointments Committee ought to be clarified and to that end, the Attorney General’s nomination is also on hold, one source disclosed.
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