General News of Tuesday, 2 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFULL TEXT: Why Minority deferred 5, rejected 3 of President's ministerial nomineesMinority members of the Appointments Committee have rejected some nomineesThe 13 members of the minority on Parliament's Appointment Committee have voted against the approval of 3 of the President's ministerial nominees. The minority has also caused the deferment of a decision on five of the nominees. Those whose nominations have been frozen will also have to meet certain requirements before the committee will take its decision. The 3 nominees who have been rejected are Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson and Minister-designate for Food Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto. Those whose approval or otherwise have been deferred are Communication Minister nominee, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful; Railway Minister nominee, John Peter Amewu; Roads Minister nominee, Kwasi Amoako-Attah; Attorney General and Minister of Justice nominee, Godfred Dame and Health Minister nominee, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.

Source: GhanaWeb March 02, 2021 12:00 UTC