Seasoned Journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has described the vetting of ministerial appointees as 'useless' and of no essence.
According to him, the culture where ministerial appointees are subject to vetting and televised to the nation used to be very exciting but has absolutely lost its relevance and value today.
Speaking to Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme in relation to the vetting of the Ministers designate for Ministries such as Trade Ministry, Food and Agriculture Ministry among others, Mr. Pratt stated that the vetting is no longer appealing to the Ghanaian masses because it has now become unduly unserious.
To him, the vetting has turned into a comic relief instead of a serious business to assess the appointees.
He cited an instance where an appointee was once asked to sing hymns which he found to be unacceptable.
"How vetting started is not how it is going today. During the time when vetting of Ministers begun, it was difficult to leave your Television set because we all wanted to know if the Ministers could indeed execute their tasks effectively and what about their attitudes. Frankly, we have ruined it. Today, it is of no value; a lot of people don't watch it again ...This time, the vetting is not exciting as it started. I don't the usefulness of the vetting today," he said.
New Appointments
President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Kobina Tahiru Hammond as the new Minister of Trade and Industry, taking over from Alan Kyerematen who recently resigned from his position to contest for NPP Flagbearer position for election 2024.
Bryan Acheampong, MP for Abetifi Constituency, is also going to head the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Former Director-General of SIGA Stephen Asamoah Boateng is to head to the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Mohammed Amin Adam is now the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance while Osei Bonsu Amoah is the Minister of State for Local Government.
The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso and head of MASLOC, Stephen Amoah, is to serve as a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Herbert Krapa, a Deputy Trade Minister has been moved to the Energy Ministry as Deputy Minister.
Mr. K.T Hammond and Bryan Acheampong took turns yesterday before the Parliamentary Appointments Committee with the members vetting them before they can be approved for their new positions.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Our hypocrisy is what kills us. We are stand aloof to allow for a so-called media expert to tell is what is good and what is not good before we begin to think and join the wagon. Well, have long since never trusted these media influencers who “knows” it all. Their way or all else is ***barred word***.
WHY WASTE TIME ON JOKERS AND EMPTY HEADED GREEDY ***barred word*** TO RUN OUR AFFAIRS THEY ARE THE CAUSE OF OUR WOES THEY SIMPLY HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER JUST LOOT AND MILK MOTHER GHANA DRY...GOD SAVE GHANA
Well said, it's not just the vetting. It's that Ghanaians are beginning to lose confidence and trust in the political class, for quite a sizable number of Ghanaians nothing political excites them anymore. Politics has become an avenue where a group of people come in grab their share of the loot and go away. If you can recall the immediate past minority leader Haruna Iddrisu had cause to caution politicians to be careful because Ghanaians are not happy with them and that it's dangerous for the democratic development of the country. He didn't just say that out of nothing. He hears from the background what ordinary people are saying. Why will waste his or her precious time to go and queue for hours to vote for people who turn round to misbehave towards the very people who put them there. Arrogance, empty pride, disrespect has become the lot of many a politician in Ghana. It's just a few of them appreciate and value people. So why will i waste my electricity credit tuning to my TV to watch people who represents nobody but themselves going through a vetting process.
He wud have placed premium to it NDC had been in power n accused NPP of sabotaging govt if it had issued the statement NDC did. We have lived long to know this man