A decision by President-elect Nana Akufo Addo to name certain individuals he would be working with during the first term of his tenure, has been described as “alien” and one that lacks constitutional backing by the Member of Parliament for Juaboso.
Hon. Mintah Akandoh explains that he has taken the pain to thoroughly search the constitution but is yet to come across any instrument that gives our President-elect the power to name his ministers before he is sworn into power.
Shortly after President-elect, Nana Akufo Addo had toured the Flagstaff House yesterday, he organized a press conference at his residence to name some members of his backroom staff to steer the affairs of government at least for the first four years.
But speaking in an interview on Radio Gold which was monitored by Peacefmonline.com, the outgoing Deputy Minister of Natural Resources noted that the president-elect could have just waited for a few days after his swearing-in to name ministers and staff he wishes to work with at the Presidency.
The legislator claims the step taken by the incoming president is a bad one.
“What Nana Addo has done is alien to the constitution of the land…he should know governance is a serious business”, he said.
Hon. Mintah Akandoh insisted that the appointments by the president-elect were needless and gave an explanation that “he (Nana Addo) should be sworn in first before starting his appointments”.
He further explained that “Nana Addo isn’t the President of the land today… only the President can make an appointment. We always have one president not two. This is a democratic country so we have to abide by our rules and regulations".
Full list of Nana Addo’s administrative staff below
*Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare
*Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye
*Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo
*NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR - BRIGADIER GENERAL EMMANUEL OKYERE
*Director of State Protocol, Ambassador Hassan Ahmed
*Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin
*DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH - VICTOR NEWMAN
*Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Oblitey Commey
*Presidential Staffers, Saratu Atta and CLARA NAPAGA SULEMANA TIA
*National Security Coordinator, Joshua Cheremeh
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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This NDC guy had dead brain syndrome and hope somebody sensible in his party call him to attention.
The i--d-i---o-t thinks, the man should go and sleep after inauguration. See how they withered and crashed with such ignorance
Humm.. This educated NDC illiterates will be in opposition for a long time. No wonder they afflicted themselves and suffered from CORRUPTIVE GIGANTISM leading them into opposition. Nana is more than ready to lift this country to a higher level.
These people are still showing their incompetency everywher,,,, what does he mean at all,,,, so what is wrong with President elect picking ministers designate ooooooo this one dierrrrrr
Could you please, tell the whole nation of Ghana, Mr Akando, where in the constitution, is mentioned, the president-elect, cannot named the people he wishes to govern the country with, unless after swearing-in. The noise making is too much. Every good leader, prepares, and does a good home control before embarking on a mission. If after taking the leadership before you decide what to do then, you're bound to fail, or get defeated.
THIS ARGUMENT BY THE DHP REALLY SHOWS THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE OF SOME OF THE MINISTERS RULING THIS COUNTRY.NO WONDER THE COUNTRY WAS IN A MESS IN JUST 4 YRS THAT THEY WERE IN POWER.DONALD TRUMP HAS APPOINTED THE PEOPLE HE INTENDS TO WORK WITH AFTER JAN 20.2017.DINING HALL ARGUMENT FROM A FORMER DHP
Hear him the man who said being a Dinning Hall Prefect was working experience criticizing a law lunatic on legality. This dinning hall idi0t wont shelve his ignorance. They never learn! Insane argument from an uneducated and illiterate lawmaker. look at the thinking of an MP and a Deputy Minister for that matter! really Ghana was in a serious mess then, thank God the this people will be no more.
Is that Akando?
Ridiculous! Such a skinpain. What is wrong with Nana's appointments few days before his inauguration? Shut your beak if you got nothing sensible to say. lololo
Please go to court to challenge the legality or otherwise of the appointments by the President-Elect and stop those frustrated statements. Go and wipe the tears of your abysmally performed out going president and stop talking about what you dont know. Dinning Hall prefect indeed.