Parliament has approved the report of the Appointments Committee on the President’s list of deputy ministerial nominees.
The fifth report tabled and approved covers the vetting process of one Minister of State and 11 deputy ministerial nominees.
The nominees approved are Charles AduBoahen as Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy Ministers for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, Augustine Collins Ntim and Osei Bonsu Amoah.
The rest are: Deputy Minister for Energy, William OwurakuAidoo, Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, AmaPomaaBoateng, Deputy Minister for Railways Development, Kwaku Asante Boateng, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, KwakuAmpratwumSarpong, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Moses Animand Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Nana DokuaAsiamahAdjei.
All the twelve nominees were recommended for approval by consensus without any reservations.