General News of Tuesday, 17 January 2017Source: dailyguideafrica.comVetting committee grills ministers on Friday(From left to right) Hajia Alima Mahama, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Ken Ofori-AttaThe Appointments Committee of Parliament chaired by the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, will start vetting ministers-designate nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo from Friday, January 20. They are Senior Minister-designate, Yaw Osafo-Maafo; Minister-designate for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah; Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta and Minister-designate for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul. On Saturday, January 21, the vetting will continue with Minister-designate for Interior, Ambrose Dery and Attorney-General-designate, Gloria Akuffo, also appearing. They are the Minister-designate for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama; Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen; Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko. This vetting process promises to be an exciting one as members of the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Appointments Committee are bent on ‘stretching’ the new ministers-designate.

Source: GhanaWeb January 17, 2017 11:38 UTC