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Legislature to approve second batch of ministerial appointees
The nominees expected to be approved include Gender minister Afisa Otiko Djaba, Joe Ghartey, the minister nominee for Railways Development; John Peter Amewu, the minister nominee for Lands and Forestry amongst others.
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This is after the Appointments Committee have vetted the nominees individually.
The nominees expected to be approved include Gender minister Afisa Otiko Djaba, Joe Ghartey, the minister nominee for Railways Development; John Peter Amewu, the minister nominee for Lands and Forestry, Telecommunications minister nominee, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Dan Botwe, minister-designate for Regional Reorganization and Development.
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However the minority in Parliament have failed to endorse Otiko Afisa Djaba.
The Member of Parliament for Bodi constituency and a member of the Appointments Committee in Parliament, Sampson Ahi revealed this in an interview on Accra-based Kasapa FM.
“There is a general consensus for us in the Minority not to support Otiko because of her posturing before the committee and her response to some questions that were asked her during vetting yesterday. Off-course her approval will be by the majority when it comes to the floor for consideration,” Ahi told Accra-based Kasapa FM.
Mr Ahi said the Minority will soon register their position and give specifics as to why the nominee was rejected.
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Gender Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba who appeared before the Appointments Committee of parliament for vetting on Monday refused to apologise to the former president John Mahama for some unsavoury comments prior to the 2016 elections seems to have baffled some Ghanaians.
Ahead of the 2016 general election, Otiko Afisa Djaba is reported to have described the former president as "evil," "wicked" and "an embarrassment" to the people of northern extraction.
But Ms Djaba said she only criticised the former president but did not insult him.
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