Akufo-Addo government in jeopardy as hanged parliament bites

General news for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

03/02/2021

The first impact of the eighth legislature is about to be felt with up to eight cabinet nominees by the president on the verge of losing on their respective portfolios.

The equal share of seats in the House (I37 for the NDC and the NPP) meant that both parties had to be equally represented in the appointment commitment whose main task is to monitor and recommend the approval or otherwise of the appointment. certain key appointments by the president.

With the two parties having the same number, the verification and subsequent approval of nominees is no longer a mere formality, with members of the Democratic National Congress determined to make the numbers count.

Their first strike is a categorical rejection of three key candidates by President Akufo-Addo while five others have been put on hold.

The minority, according to reports, rejected the president’s appointed representatives in the ministries of information, food and agriculture as well as the ministries of fisheries and aquaculture.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Mavis Hawa Koomson have all been dismissed by the commission which is due to table its recommendations in parliament this week.

Godfred Dame, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Kwesi Amoako Atta and John Peter Amewu had a second chance to convince the committee of why they should approve them.

The rejection of Oppong Nkrumah, Hawa Koomson and Afriyie Akoto instead of approving the candidate standard suggests that the House will now have to debate and vote on them.

With history on their side, the NDC is hopeful that once it gets the secret ballot its wishes will prevail, which is a final and final rejection of those appointees.