Parliament has approved the composition of the Appointments Committee, which will oversee the vetting of presidential nominees for key government positions.
The Committee will be chaired by the First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, with Deputy Majority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah serving as Vice Chairperson.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, will act as the Ranking Member, while Patricia Appiagyei has been appointed as Deputy Ranking Member.
The Appointments Committee is tasked with vetting and recommending to Parliament the approval or otherwise of persons nominated by the President for appointment as Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, and other positions outlined in the Constitution or relevant laws.
Speaking on the report of the committee on the composition of the Appointments Committee in parliament on Wednesday, January 8, the Majority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, noted that “The committee respectfully recommends to the house to adopt this report and approve the membership of the appointment and business committee as composed and recomposition of the committees of selection based on the ratio of 183 to 88. Mister Speaker, I shall submit.”
