Trade and Gender Ministers-designate to be vetted today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today, January 21, vet the ministers-designate Agnes Naa Momo Lartey and Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare following the postponement of vetting to Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

Minister-designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Naa Momo Lartey and Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister-designate for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industries, were originally scheduled to appear before the committee on Tuesday.

However, the Appointments Committee deferred their session due to extended deliberations on other nominees and additional parliamentary business engagements.

Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Local Affairs was the only nominee to be vetted on Tuesday out of the three nominees who were scheduled to be vetted on Tuesday.

The committee assured that all rescheduled vetting will continue today, Wednesday, January 22.

The Appointments Committee continues its review of President John Dramani Mahama’s ministerial nominees as part of efforts to finalize appointments and strengthen governance in the new administration.

Meanwhile, Parliament has approved six ministerial nominees for key positions in the Mahama administration. These include:

• Haruna Iddrisu as Minister for Education,
• Governs Kwame Agbodza as Minister for Roads and Highways,
• Eric Opoku as Minister for Food and Agriculture,
• Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Minister for Finance,
• Dr. Dominic Ayine as Attorney General and Minister for Justice, and
• John Jinapor as Minister for Energy.

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