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 you a dinning hall prefect can become a deputy minister what can't be done by Nana Addo. Shut your mouth.
For someone like you who has Dining Hall Prefect on your CV as a working experience I do not expect anything better from you. John Bull
Look at this id1.ot.
Have the nominated people been ushered into their offices and sworn in? Can't the President elect choose people he proposes to work with? A moronic interpretation of the exact events by a nincompoop of the highest order. If common reading or listening is a problem do not explain passionately your ***barred word*** and tag us along. Nana Addo was emphatic in his submission and a reference to his comments would have served a sensible purpose. Are we going to be listening to these people as opponents with these absurd and warped mindsets?
these ***barred word*** simply can't stop living up to their names.
THE LIKES OF THESE KIND OF SO CALLED HONORABLES ARE THE REASONS FOR GHANA'S PROBLEMS TODAY. AS A DEPUTY MINISTER, I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER. CAN YOU POINT TO THE PART OF THE CONSTITUTION THE PRESIDENT-ELECT HAS VOILATED? OR YOU JUST WANTS TO BE CALLED HONORABLE WITHOUT FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH THE CONTENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. ASSUMMING WITHOUT ADMITTING THAT IT IS NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION, DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT CAANOT BE DONE? FOR YOUR EDUCATION SIR, THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PRESCRIBE EVERYTHING THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DO, BUT IT DOES PRESCRIBE WHAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT DO. IF YOUR YOUR ARGUMENT IS THAT NANA ADDO IS NOT SWORN IN YET SO HE CANNOT TALK ABOUT THOSE HE WANTS TO WORK WITH, THEN SHOW WHERE IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT SAY WHAT A PRESIDENT-ELECT CAN OR CANNOT DO. HONORABLE PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO BROADEN YOUR SCOPE OF THINKING. THANK, WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT YOU WILL LEARN MORE.
GO AWAY DINNING HALL PREFECT..... EVEN HE DOES NT UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUTION
Go away, you always insulting Nana Akuffo Addo,wait and see what will happen to you after 7th december....