Minister-nominee for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Kyea, has watered down Mahama Ayariga’s suggestion that Nana Akufo-Addo’s creation of the Senior Minister portfolio is unconstitutional.
The Bawku Central MP had argued that, Nana Addo breached the constitution by making that appointment because the “nomination of any person to be vetted for the post of a ‘Senior Minister’ constitutes a constitutional aberration”, adding that “nowhere in the Constitution does the office of ‘Senior Minister’ exist.”
But the Abuakwa South lawmaker in a sharp rebuttal described Ayariga’s argument as unfortunate and hollow, arguing that the constitution has not spelt out guidelines for the appointment of Ministers under a particular government.
“It is very unfortunate because it has no substance and it is hollow. There is nowhere in the constitution that any ministerial portfolio has been created… So far as they have ministerial roles and functions, the only Minister who has been given constitutional recognition is the office of the Attorney General so with due respect to him, I do not see how he will have any serious argument to press home either in the court or within Parliament because it is pathetic…I am afraid his argument is jejune. They don’t see the light of state. And when you say a senior minister is it not a Minister of state? Is it a Minister from heaven? It doesn’t make sense.”
Mahama Ayariga
Atta Kyea indicated that, Mahama Ayariga’s argument also “falls flat” because he sought to equate the work of a Senior Minister to that of a Prime Minister, although they perform different roles and have nothing in common.
“A senior Minister is a Minister of State, is that not so? Whether you describe it senior, super senior or upper senior, he is still a Minister of state. If you have a poor sense of who a prime minister is; and you want to equate a Senior Minister to a prime minister, then your argument falls flat because when you have a prime minister you do not have a President.”
President Akufo- Addo nominated the former Finance Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration as Senior Minister last week, pending parliamentary approval.
The Senior Minister concept was first introduced during the erstwhile NPP administration under John Kufuor.
If approved by Parliament, Osafo Maafo’s position will require him to supervise the activities of all other appointees and ensure discipline at all levels.
Source: citifmonline.com
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Nice explaination , bh am sure narrow minded ayariga wil never understand dis simple sinario
BREAKING NEW.. GOD BLESS NANA ADDO, YES, FOR UR INFORMATION, NANA ADDO HAS REFUSED A GIFT OF $500,00 DOLLARS. YES. THIS IS THE LEADER GHANA WANT NOT (SOMEBODY) DURING THE exmas, some tricskers sent him $500,000 thousand dollars as gift to entice him or bribe him to enable them come and steal ghana monies again ,but nana addo told them that he does not need five hundred thousand dollars, they should send the monies to osu children home, you see ghana people this is the leader we want to criminals and stealers. NOW WARNING .to the in COMING N,P,P MINISTERs, people will come to to bribe u, give u gifts, ( dont take gifes , their bribes,) they will send ladies to trap u,they will send men to entrap u, they will send white people to give u bribes, they will send friends , mothers, fathers, church members, pastors ur best friends ,ur relatives, ur wives, ur children husband to give gifts, presents, dont take them live on ur salary, N,D,C IS DESPERATE AND WANT TO DISGRACE NANA ADDO AND ALL N,P,P MINISTERS AND SUPPORTERS, ,(GOD HAS LIFTED N,P,P PARTY ALREADY) N,D,C HAVE BECOME LIKE SATAN , they dont want to go to hell again , they want to go with every one, dont, i rpeat dont listen to them, they will bring u contracts dont sign for 10% gains. dont sign them, be like nana addo, stay clean, now, this go for nana addo and his officials at the flag staff house, people will come with offers, promises and gifts and contract dont listen to them, human satan have sent them to come and disgrace u, be honest, love ghana, love Ghanaians, ghana people love u, trusted u and gave ur the power, stick to god, listen to gods voice and all ways do the right thing, GOD BLESS NANA ADDO AND ALL GHANA PEOPLE, NOTE, FOR UR IN FORMATION,, NANA ADDO HAVE BROUGHT WHITE PEOPLE FROM AMERICA TO DO THE HOUSE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, CHINESE PEOPLE TO DO THE ONE FACTORY ONE DISTRICT, INDIA PEOPLE TO DO ONE VILLAGE ONE DAM OR (VANDAM) ISREAL PEOPLE DO DO AGRICULTURE ALL YOUTHS WILL WORK , GHANA WILL WORK AGAIN
It is unfortunate that some of these people who once held the STATE at ransome do not learn , thus very unintelligent. Even the child at College knows that you can't have a President and a Prime Minister at the same time. You may go back to college to find out if the roles are the same. Knowledge is power. Let Nana Addo 'be keke.
I HAVE HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF OBSERVING THAT AYARIGA IS SOMEWHAT OF A FOOOOOOOOL AND AN EDIOTTT IN THESE TIMES. it is regrettable that he has been allowed to serve ins some distorted sort of capacity as a minister in Ghana under the confused and obviously incompetent and vapid presidency of john Mahama. Ayariga, please shuttttt up sometimes with the diligent purpose of keenly observing what others more mentally equipped than you to instruct you on what governance is about.