General News of Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Source: GNA

Appointments Committee to vet Ministerial nominees

Accra, Feb. 8, GNA - The Appointments Committee of Parliament would begin vetting of Presidential nominees for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State at Parliament House on Thursday, February 9 and Tuesday February 14.

A statement made available to the media said four of the nominees to appear before the committee on Thursday, February 9 include, Mr Moses Asaga, Minister-designate for Employment and Social Welfare, Mr Dominic Azimbe Azumah, Minister of State-designate for the Presidency, Mr Fritz Baffour, Minister-designate for Information, and Mr Stephen Ackah, Deputy Minister-designate for Local Government and Rural Development.

Those to appear on Tuesday February 14, are Mr William Kwasi Aboah, Minister-designate for the Interior, Mr Amin Amidu Sulemana, Upper West Regional Minister-designate, Mr Isaac Vanderpuye-Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate and Mr Henry Ametepe, Deputy Volta Regional Minister-designate.