General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Egyapa Mercer has finally been recommended for approval• Appointments Committee deferred his nomination over a comment he has made about PDS• He is the Deputy Minister-designate for EnergyAndrew Egyapa Mercer, the Deputy Minister-designate for Energy, has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Parliament and recommended for approval after the Committee deferred his nomination after he was vetted on Monday, June 7, 2021. According to Mahama Ayariga, Egyapa Mercer’s issue that came up during his vetting was not an issue that should be the basis for his nomination to be withheld, therefore, the Committee is recommending him for approval. It is not the kind of issue that I will withhold my consent to the approval of somebody as a deputy minister. Mercer told the committee that “the then-Minister of Energy Peter Amewu- misspoke,” in describing the problem with the deal as fraudulent. He indicated that Andrew Egyapa Mercer being a lawyer failed to communicate himself well to the members of the Appointments Committee.
