Appointments committee to sit next Tuesday

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will sit on Tuesday, January 30, to consider the nominations of seven people as ministers. A statement signed by Richard Acheampong, Assistant Clerk to the Committee, said the hearings would be held at the Speaker's Conference Room.

The statement said members of the general public may submit any information in writing in respect of a nominee to: The Chairman, Appointments Committee, Office of Parliament, Parliament House, Accra.

The nominees to be considered are:

 Name                               Ministry 
 Alhaji Malik Yakubu Alhassan          The Interior
 Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku                 Trade and Industry
 Major (rtd) Courage Quashigah         Food and Agriculture
 Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu                 Local Government and Rural Development
 Mrs Gladys Asmah                      Women's Affairs
 Dominic Kwaku Fobih                   Environment, Science and Technology
 Dr Kwaku Afriyie                      Lands, Mines and Forestry