Parliament has finally approved the nomination of Hon John Oti Bless by the President as Deputy Minister designate for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
This follows the adoption of the 19th report of the Appointments Committee of Parliament on the nomination.
It would be recalled that, Parliament about two months ago, approved the nomination of Mr Emmanuel Bombande Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and Mr Emmanuel Tetteh Agmor Deputy Minister for the Eastern Region who were vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament together with Hon John Oti Bless.
However, the house deferred the approval of Hon Oti Bless' nomination at that time on the grounds that he had made disparaging remarks against the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood on an Accra-based Radio Station to whom Hon Bless later rendered an apology.
The Minority in making reference to the comments the appointee made on Montie FM, thought that he did not deserve the position.
Three other persons, Godwin Ako-Gunn, Alistair Nelson and Salifu Maase, aka Mugabe, who made similar remarks about the Chief Justice and justices of the supreme court, were imprisoned after they were found guilty of contempt of court.
The House, therefore, suspended the approval of Oti Bless' appointment even after he apologised for the comments.
But on Wednesday, the House approved the nomination of Hon Oti Bless without any controversy when the Speaker put the question before it.
He will however serve as deputy minister for just a month as the country prepares to go to the polls on December 7.
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