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The vetting of Herbert Krapah for the position of Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy has been boycotted by the Minority in Parliament.
In a letter, President Akufo Addo stated that Herbert Krapah, who serves as the Energy Ministry’s deputy minister at the moment, should be nominated as the ministry’s minister of state due to the extraordinarily heavy workload that the ministry currently faces.
However, the Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, outlined a few justifications for the caucus’ boycott of the proceedings at the Appointments Committee meeting to discuss Herbert Krapah’s candidacy.
He clarified that the public was not given the chance to send memos or make representations to the Appointments Committee because the nomination was not announced in a major newspaper.
In addition, the Deputy Minority Leader questioned the necessity of a Minister of State for the Energy Ministry given the presence of a substantive Minister.
The Minority has sworn to abstain from the vetting procedure because they feel it is intended to keep the government’s bloated size and prevent citizen engagement.
“The Minority Council has taken note of attempts by the majority side to short-circuit and circumvent the due process required in the venture of the President’s nominee for the position of Minister of State and the Ministry of Energy.
“Long-standing parliamentary practice requires that persons nominated for appointment by the President shall be published in a newspaper of national circulation to inform and request memoranda or representation from the public.”
“This ordinarily means that the public ought to be given reasonable notice and adequate time to submit memoranda or make representations to the appointment committee. Fortunately, as we speak this morning, this has not happened. These requests have totally been breached.”
“The minority wishes to serve notice that it will not be part of any hasty process deliberately designed by the majority to deny the people of Ghana participation in the work of the appointment committee and Ghana’s democracy.
“Consistent with the minority’s earlier position, the caucus would not participate in the vetting of any ministerial nominee that adds to the already bloated size of this Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
