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President Akufo-Addo has expressed his gratitude to the 8th Parliament for approving his ministerial appointees.
Speaking at his first State of the Nation address in his second term as president of the republic, President Akufo-Addo said that, “thorough manner in which my ministers were scrutinised by the Appointments Committee and the approval by the full house of each of the 29 substantive ministers, was for me an indication of the collective determination of both sides of the house, with mutual regard for each other, to work together for the good of the country.”[ads2]
Parliament approved twenty-eight (28) ministerial appointees despite the NDC MPs on the appointment Committee rejecting three of the appointees but were later approved after a majority decision by the floor of Parliament.
All the twenty-eight (28) appointees have been sworn-in by President Akufo-Addo after they were approved by Parliament last week.[ads3]
Finance Ministers-designate Ken Ofori-Atta has not been better due to Covid-19 complications while Ebenezer Kojo Kum was unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony due to ill-health.
At the sworn-in ceremony fee days ago, the Communication and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful on behalf of the other ministers was grateful to the President for the honour done them and assured of a assiduous work in office.
“We express our sincere appreciation to the President and thank him for the confidence reposed in us. We pledge not to let you down and live up to the oaths that we have sworn and discharge our responsibilities to the best of our ability.”[ads5]
