Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has bemoaned what he called undue pressure on the president-elect for ministerial appointment.

Many bigwigs in the NPP have been mentioned in a list circulating on social media as constituting the ministers in the next government.

But speaking on Onua Fm morning show with Bright Kwesi Asempa, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, who is part of the list, said the president-elect should be given free hands and room to appoint capable hands to lead the country.

At a meeting with the party National Executive Committee (NEC) in Accra, president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, has asked for more time to enable him name ministers who will serve in his government from January 7.

The purported ministers being speculated include:

Chief of Staff – Hackman Owusu Agyeman

Minister of Trade & Industry – Alan Kyeremanteng

Minister of Communications – Mustafa Hamid

Minister of Finance – Anthony Osei Akoto

Minister of Health – Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh

Minister of Interior – Dr. Addo Kuffour

Minister of Defense – Ken Dapaah

Attorney General – Ayikoi Otoo

Minister of Justice – Martin Amidu

Ministry of Agric – Dr. Akoto Osei

but Dr Anthony Akoto Osei maintained that the names are mere speculations since the president-elect has not finished his consultations. He therefore finds it difficult to comprehend why people are putting undue pressure on Nana Akufo-Addo.

“The appointment is for the president to do and he is doing series of consultations so those who are visiting him should exercise some patience, we should give him room to do his work, he is the president and I believe he will come out with experience hands to help him.”

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei said various groups are calling on the president-elect daily, as well as some chiefs “but I think these are all pressures although expected but we need to be mindful about our lobbying for now since it can create a lot of problems for the party, we don’t want to reach situation where people will be grumbling because their choice is not picked”.

“What people forget is even when their choices are selected; they have to go through parliamentary approval and I am not sure they want us to repeat what NDC has done.”