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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The lips of the righteous teaches many BUT fooooooooooooools die for want of wisdom Ask the 'so called Hon.' which part of the constitution states that Nana should wait after thw swearing in before he appoints????????? In Ghana JUST anyone can be in a legislator I REST MY CASE
I GUESS THOSE GUYS HAVE STARTED WORKING AT THE FLAG STAFF HOUSE? AKANDOH,CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? IS NANA ADDO THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT ELECT?,IS HE WORKING AND RECEIVING DIGNITRIES AT THE FLAG STAFF HOUSE OR WHAT?, HAVE YOU EVER APPLIED FOR A JOB WHERE YOUR APPOINTMENT TAKE EFFECT IN SAY A WEEK OR MONTH AND ARE SAYING WHAT EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN DOING IS ALSO WRONG. STOP THE POLITICKING AND BE SERIOUS AS YOU RIGHTLY SAID GOVERNANCE IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS. THE MAN NANA ADDO IS A SERIOUS MAN AND WANT HIS GOVERNMENT TO START WORKING AS SOON AS POWER IS TRANSFERED UNTO HIM. AKANDOH THE DINNING-HALL PREFECT
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.
***barred word*** argument... Go and enjoy your opposition and let serious people govern our country. You can go to the supreme court if you think he has violated the constitution. The man just made public those who will be working with him from the first day of his inauguration.
Insane argument from an uneducated and illiterate lawmaker. Did Nana Addo say the people are going to work immediately? What is the point of this erroneous argument? ***barred word*** person who wants to be heard.
This dinning hall idi0t wont shelve his ignorance. They never learn!
Hear him the man who said being a Dinning Hall Prefect was working experience criticizing a law lunatic on legality.