Ministers Re-appointed By Akufo-Addo Will Account for Their Stewardship – Ayariga

Honorable Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central in the Upper East Region who is also a member of Parliament Appointment Committee has said Ministers who were given another term in President Akufo-Addo administration will be compelled to account for their stewardship during vetting.

He said although any appointee who will be rejected by the committee can be reappointed by the President members in the Appointment Committee will scrutinize them accordingly before they will recommend them for approval.

In an interview in Accra, Honourable Mahama Ayariga said now that both side of the Parties in Parliament have an equal number on the Committee, vetting of Ministers designate will be thought and said they will build consensus after vetting of each minister and send recommendations to the Speaker and President for approval.

Those who will be maintaining their various ministerial portfolios, if approved, are:

1. Albert Kan-Dapaah – National Security Ministry

2. Ken Ofori-Atta – Finance Ministry

3. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen – Trade and Industry Ministry

4. Dominic Nitiwul – Defence Ministry

5. Ambrose Dery – Interior Ministry

6. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey – Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration Ministry

7. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu – Parliamentary Affairs

8. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful – Communications and Digitalisation Ministry

9. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto – Food and Agriculture Ministry

10. Kwaku Agyemang Manu – Health Ministry

11. Kwasi Amoako-Atta – Roads and Highways Ministry