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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I am speechless as to how Akandoh can claim Nana Addo's appointments are unconstitutional. If it is not in the constitution that you cannot do that then how can Akandoh come to his conclusion. It is unconstitutional if one does something that the constitution doesn't permit him or her to do so. Got it? Now allow Nana Addo to get on the business of getting the Nation back on track from the 7th of January.
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.
This guy is a real block headed. he was not able to find any provision in the constitution to back his point and was not able to find that goes against it also. So what is the point.All this people are our ministers staring the affairs of this country..
I don't think he listen to the president elect very well when he read the instrument that mandate him to make appointment. He should stop this propaganda
Akandoh, I wonder if you can even read properly. For the avoidance of doubt, the president-elect made a last statement "these are the people I will be working with if I survive the swearing in". Did you hear that. Grow up and become more analytical.
Something smells in Asante Mampong but it is definitely not Fufu.
Dining hall analysis. ..... oh Ndc
I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE HE DID READ THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE USA IS THE BIGGEST DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND TRUMP HAS ALREADY NAMED MOST OF HIS GET GOING MINISTERS, PLEASE GO TO THE INTERNET AND READ. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PRESIDENT ELECT NAMING CABINET MEMEBERS IN WAITING. SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT SORT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DO WE HAVE.
All these people were ministers. Shallow minds. ***barred word*** ***barred word***. Wise up. Goat, Aponkue!
The guy has made an intellectual observation. You are entitles to your opinions, why the insults. Are his observations not worth looking into. These political goggles have actually blinden many.