Speaker refers two ministerial nominees to Appointments Committee
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has referred two ministerial nominees to the Appointments Committee for vetting and consideration. The nominees are Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, and Mahama Ayariga, Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. The referral was made on Monday, August 24,…
Parliament has forwarded President John Dramani Mahama's nominations of three Supreme Court judges to the Appointments Committee for evaluation, stated Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. The nominees are Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah, Justice Amoako Asante, and former GBA President Tony Forson. The President proposed the nominees to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court.
The Appointments Committee will examine the nominees and present its findings to the House within the notice of recall period. Speaker Bagbin emphasized that the motions on the nominations must be deliberated within the one-week urgent sitting timeframe. The referral is part of the urgent parliamentary business for which the House was recalled by the President.
The emergency sitting, which began on August 24, 2021, is scheduled to continue until August 28, 2021.
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