The Parliamentary Appointments Committee is set to commence the vetting process for newly-nominated Ministers of State, with the sessions scheduled to take place from Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

On the first day of vetting, the committee will review nominees including Andrew Egyapa Mercer for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture; Lydia Seyram Alhassan for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources; Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development; Ophelia Mensah Hayford for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation; and Darkoa Newman for the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection.

Subsequent days will feature appearances by Kingsley Nyarko, Deputy Minister-designate for the Education Ministry; Festus Awuah Kwofie, Deputy Minister-designate for the Employment and Labour Ministry; Akwasi Konadu, Deputy Minister-designate for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; and Musah Abdul Aziz Ayaba, Deputy Minister-designate for the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Development.

The remaining nominees will undergo their vetting sessions between the initial and concluding days of the evaluation process.