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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If such an 1diot is a member of parliament, then the NDC can't achieve anything than failure. He is just a loud and ***barred word*** illiterate. The NDC stock is simply made up of gar*bage! I guess their late submission of handing over note is constitutional. ***barred word***!
THIS MAN IS A DISGRACE TO THE ELECTORATES OF HIS CONSTITUENCY. I HOPE NEXT TIME HIS CONSTITUENTS WILL CHANGE SO THAT HE CAN GET OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN. I WONDER HOW HE COULD PASS HIS EXAMS BECAUSE HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN PREPARATION. LIFE IN EVERY ASPECT DEMANDS THAT YOU PLAN AND PREPARE TOWARDS AN EVENT IN ORDER TO O EXECUTE IT SUCCESSFULLY. THE UNLEARNED MP SHOULD KNOW THAT THE NANA ADO HAS NOT YET SUBMITTED HIS APPOINTMENT TO PARLIAMENT NOR HAS HE SWORN THEM IN. THEY ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE BUT PENDING HIS OWN SWEARING IN TOMORROW.
IN FACT, AKANDO WO TI AWU PAAAAAAAAAAAA. SO YOU MEAN TO SAY ONE CAN NOT BATH UNTIL HE FINISH EATING BETTER STILL, YOU CAN'T SLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S IF WHAT YOU CLAIM TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS ACTUALLY. ***barred word*** B)D)))))). WHICH PEOPLE VOTED FOR HIM?
i watched this man Akando on a tv show where he was soo loud and disrespectful that he wouldnt even allow the other panelists to even make their point, he quoted something claiming it was in the Constitution and even went ahead to give the exact article from the Constitution. fortunately there was another panelist who was abreast with issues and the constitution therefore requested that the constitution be brought in so that Akando opens what he is claiming...when it was brought in, this man Akando now claims he has forgotten the exact article and that there are even revised versions of the constitution. This is the kind of person we are dealing with...since that day i have never liked him because he is simply a liar
DHP keep mute you think we are sharing food.
Look at the Dining Hall Prefect talking about Law....What do you about Law? You could not talk about all the Lawlessness which were going on in your government.. Hypocrite.Keep quite and stay in opposition and witness the good governance in the coming years under His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo
Where is this guy studying his law? Somebody should tell Akandoh to go to the US, a country where democracy works. President elect Trump is not sworn in yet, but has started naming his cabinet. Nana Addo named some of his cabinet, he did not appoint them. They will be appointed the very day his is sworn in. How is he going to start work on day one without his cabinet? Akandoh, grow up and stop that cheap politics. If you want to make name for yourself, do it the right way.
It is because of the likes of you that John Mahama lost the elections so miserably. You know next to nothing, your only experience is dinning hall prefect and you are a Minister - funny indeed!
This guy is not serious cos the defeat is still haunting them.
This is a dishonorable irk whose brain is smaller than a sheep.