The
Appointments Committee of Parliament will today begin the vetting of persons
who were recently nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial
and deputy Ministerial positions.
In today’s vetting, two of the nominees for
ministerial ranks will appear before the Committee to answer questions relating
to their eligibility and capabilities to handle their respective designated
ministries.
They are Alexander Percival Segbefia who has been nominated for the
Ministry of Health and Peter Anarfi-Mensah for Ashanti region. Mr. Segbefia, a
former Deputy Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2013 and until his nomination, was
the Deputy Minister of Defence.
On his part, the Ashanti Regional
Minister-designate, Peter Anarfi-Mensah is currently the Headmaster of the Tepa
Senior High School and also the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Conference of
Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS.
His nomination follows the dismissal from
office, the substantive Ashanti Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong and his
deputy, Joseph Yamin a few months ago. The Appointments Committee will continue
the vetting tomorrow when three persons nominated for Deputy Ministerial
positions appear before it.
They are Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Deputy
Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Yaw Adusei, Works
and Housing and Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, deputy minister-designate for the
Ministry of Defence.
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