The Appointment Committee of Parliament is vetting the new ministerial and deputy ministerial appointees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

President Akufo-Addo during his February 14, 2024 massive government reshuffle, which affected 23 of his appointees, appointed some new ministers who would require the approval of parliament.

The vetting is expected to take place from March 5 to Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

The nominees to be vetted on Tuesday include: Andrew Egyapa Mercer, the Minister-designate for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture; Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the Minister-designate for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources; and Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, the Minister-designate for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisationand Rural Development.

The others include Ophelia Mensah Hayford, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and Darkoa Newman, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.

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