21st January 2025 7:00:00 PM
2 mins readParliament has approved another set of three ministerial nominees appointed by President John Mahama following a debate on Tuesday, January 21.
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A motion to approve the appointees, Kwame Governs Agbodza, Minister-Designate for Roads and Highways, and Eric Opoku, Minister-Designate for Food and Agriculture, and the Minister-Designate for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, was approved by the House in a sitting spearheaded by Second Deputy Speaker Andrew Asiamah Amoako to become substantive ministers.
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The three nominees faced the Appointments Committee on Monday, January 20. During vetting, Haruna Iddrisu announced plans to uncap the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) as a matter of urgency to bolster infrastructural development in the education sector.
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Governs Agbodza, on his part, announced the reintroduction of road tolls using advanced technological platforms to streamline collection and ease traffic. Mr Eric Opoku noted that there will be a setup of farms in Senior High Schools (SHSs) all across the country to harness the country’s abundant land resources and contribute to the growth of the agricultural sector.
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Earlier, Parliament approved the ministerial nominations of President John Mahama's first three appointees.
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Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Finance; John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Energy; and Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, will become substantive ministers after being sworn in by the president.
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Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin and other legislators expressed confidence in the appointees and urged them to carry out their task with diligence and always act in the interest of the general public.
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"They should not disappoint us. We wish them all the best," other legislators stated.
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These three personalities faced Parliament's Appointments Committee on January 13. Engaging the committee, Dr Ato Forson pledged to improve tax compliance to increase Ghana's tax revenue to 16% of GDP without raising taxes.
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At enhancing efficiency and improving power distribution in the country, John Abdulai Jinapor has set a target to establish a comprehensive framework for private sector participation in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) before the end of 2025.
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Dr. Dominic Ayine, on the other hand, has pledged to protect citizens’ rights with the reintroduction of a revamped public tribunal system.
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