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Mr Speaker

Hon Members, there is no formal communication, and so we would move to item numbered 3 - Correction of Votes and Proceedings and the Official Report. We would start with the Correction of Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday, 3rd March, 2021.
Hon Members, page 1…8 --

Mr Speaker

Yes, Hon Member?

Mr Nelson Kyeremeh

Mr Speaker, on page 8, paragraph 4, item numbered 7, I was here yesterday, but I have been marked absent.

Mr Speaker

Table Office, kindly take note.

Mr Desmond De-Graft Paitoo

Mr Speaker, on page 8, paragraph 4, item numbered 9, I was present but I have been marked absent.

Mr Speaker

Table Office, take note.
Yes, Hon Majority Leader?

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, I know that Hon Ebenezer Kojo Kum also sent a leave of absence notice, which I have relaid to you with respect to his own physical condition, so he should be registered as absent with permission.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, paragraph 4, item numbered - ?

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, paragraph 4, item numbered
6.

Mr Speaker

Table Office, please take note.

Ms Theresa Lardi Awuni

Mr Speaker, page 8, paragraph 4, item numbered 2, Mr Teddy Safori Addi was present yesterday.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, are you taking us back to page 4, paragraph 2?

Ms Awuni

Mr Speaker, page 8, paragraph 4, and item numbered 2.

Mr Speaker

Hon Members, still at page 8.

Mr Speaker

Yes, Hon Majority Leader?

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, I would want to suggest that the Table Office have a closer look at those Members who have been marked as absent with permission and also those marked as absent. Because the two lists together will give us 12. But yesterday, when we finished the voting, the number that had voted was 265. So, it cannot be that 12 people were absent. We have 10 being absent either with permission or without permission. The number should not be more than 10.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, 265 plus 12, is that not 275?

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, that will give 277 and not 275. On our part, the person who was absent with permission was Hon
Ebenezer Kojo Kum. What it means is that from the Minority Side, somebody has been added as having been absent with or without permission who might have been here and taken part in the voting. That is why I am saying that we should look at it again.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, yes you are right, because I recall seeing somebody like Hon Kini Geoffrey. He was present yesterday, but he has been marked absent. Is Hon Kini around?

Mr Geoffrey Kini

Yes, Mr Speaker. I was present yesterday, but I have been marked absent.

Mr Speaker

Please, always take note and read the Votes and Proceedings to assist the House to make the correction. It looks like you did not notice that your name was marked absent. Who again was present but has his or her name marked absent?

Dr Hamza Adam

Mr Speaker, I was right here yesterday, but I have been captured as being absent.

Mr Speaker

Kindly tell us your name.

Hamza Adam.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member for Kumbungu?

Dr Hamza Adam

Yes please.

Mr Speaker

“Adam, Hamza (Dr)”. Thanks so much.
Hon Members, page 9 … 20,
Hon Members, the Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday, 3rd March, 2021, as corrected, are hereby adopted as the true record of proceedings.
In view of time constraint, even though I admitted Statements, we will not take them today.
At the Commencement of Public Business - Item numbered 5. Presentation of Papers. The following Papers are to be presented. Item numbered 5(a) - Chairman of the Committee.

Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker, there is no Report to be presented today.

Mr Speaker

Hon Chairman, your position is that the third Report of the Appointments Committee is not ready.

Mr J. Osei-Owusu

No, Mr Speaker, it is not ready.

Mr Speaker

Item numbered 5(b) -- Chairman of the Committee. Third Report of the Committee of Selection on the Composition of other Standing and Select Committees.

Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin

Mr Speaker, with respect, the Report is not ready, and so, with your leave -

Mr Speaker

I was surprised to see the item because I chaired that Committee, and I have not seen any draft Report for me to go through and it is on the Order Paper. Until it is ready, delete it from the Order Paper.
Item numbered 6 -- Motion. Chairman of the Committee.

Mr Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker, before I move the Motion, I seek your leave to effect a few corrections in the Report. Mr Speaker, on page 12 of the Report -- [Interruption].

Some Hon Members

Where is the Report?

Mr J. Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker, I rise to move --

Mr Speaker

Hon Chairman, just a minute. Clerks-at-the-Table, Hon

Hon Members, I was reliably informed by the Clerks-at-the-Table that sufficient copies were distributed. They have now --

Mr Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye

No!

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, your shouting will not change that statement.

Mr K. N. Aboagye

Mr Speaker, I did not get a copy.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, I respect your age; I do not expect you to behave that way.

Hon Members, since copies are now being distributed, I am going to

suspend Sitting for 30 minutes, so that Hon Members can get copies, read through and then we start the Motion. Thank you so much.

6.52 p. m. -- Sitting suspended.

7.53 p.m. -- Sitting resumed

Mr Speaker

Hon Members, in my formal communication to the House on Tuesday, I intimated that leadership would roll out the plan for the COVID-19 vaccination next week. What we have decided to do upon expert advice is to start from Saturday - there would be vaccination in the precinct of Parliament for Hon Members and staff of the Parliamentary Service. I am aware some of you as leaders of your various constituencies have already gone ahead to do so in your constituencies. We acknowledge that and it would be taken into consideration but the leader of Government Business would expatiate on it further in the Business Statement tomorrow.
I am sure all Hon Members have now been given copies of the Report and that you have had some time to, at least, glean through it. So, we would take item numbered 7.

Mr Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker, before I move the Motion, I want to

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

Mr
Speaker, I beg to move that this honourable House adopts the Second Report of the Appointments Commi- ttee on the President's nominations for ministerial appointments.
Mr Speaker, in so doing, I present your Committee's Report --

Mr Haruna Iddrisu

Mr Speaker, with respect, just before Sitting was suspended, the Hon Chairman of the Appointments Committee ought to have moved the procedural Motion in item numbered 6 but he led you and the House into the Committee Report itself. The Table Office would need that evidence for their records, so I want to persuade you that he should move the procedural Motion and after it has been seconded he could move to item numbered 7.

Mr Speaker

I thought we did that before I suspended Sitting but if that has not been done, then let us start from item numbered 6.

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

Mr Speaker, I beg to move, that notwithstanding the provisions of
Standing Order 80(1) which requires that no Motion shall be debated until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed between the date on which notice of the Motion is given and the date on which the Motion is moved, the Motion for the adoption of the Second Report of the Appointments Committee on the President's nominations for ministerial appointments may be moved today.

Mr Haruna Iddrisu

Mr Speaker, I beg to second the Motion.
Question put and Motion agreed to.
Resolved accordingly.

Mr Speaker

Item numbered 7.

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

Mr Speaker,
I beg to move that this honourable House adopts the Second Report of the Appointments Committee on the President's nominations for ministerial appointments.
Mr Speaker, in so doing, I present your Committee's Report.
1.0 Introduction
Pursuant to articles 78 (1) and 256 (1) of the Constitution of Ghana the nominees of H. E., the President for Ministerial and Regional Ministerial appointments were communicated to Parliament on 22nd January, 2021. The nominations were referred to the Appointments Committee by the Rt Hon Speaker for consideration and report in furtherance to Order 172 of the Standing orders of the House.
A total of 30 Ministers of State were submitted to the Committee for consideration and recommendation to the House. The Committee reported on 13 nominees in its first report, this second report covers the under listed 16 Nominees:
NAME DESIGNATED MINISTRY/REGION
1. Hon Kwaku Agyeman Manu, MP -- Health
2. Mr Alan Kyerematen -- Trade and Industry
3. Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame -- Attorney General and Minister for Justice

Minority Leader (Mr Haruna Iddrisu)

Mr Speaker, I beg to second the Motion and to indulge you to make some comments and probably, Hon Muntaka will conclude on our Side. We have had some discussions with the Leader of Government Business as to the number of Hon Members to contribute in order not to spend longer time as we did the last time.
Mr Speaker, on page 116, I may have to proffer some corrections; Dr Kwaku Afriyie - Minister Designate
for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation; not Employment. Then on page 12 of the Report, Hon Alan Kyerematen could not have been in primary school in 1955 when he was born on the 3rd of October, 1955. I understand the Hon Chairman has done that correction.
Mr Speaker, I beg to speak in support of the Motion ably moved by the Hon Chairman of the Appointments Committee. We are doing what is constitutionally apt within the meaning of article 78 of the 1992 Constitution where the President submits his nomination to Parliament and Parliament exercises the prior approval aspect in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling in J. H. Mensah v Attorney- General.
The Hon Chairman has shared with us information on some of the Nominees; I may just choose to speak on a few of them. First, Hon Alan Kyerematen is a gentleman of a kind who supervises the Ministry for Trade. Our import bill is still unacceptably high and he must lead the country in export diversification. The 1D1F flagship project, laudable as it may be, is lopsided and concentrated in Accra and Tema, Upper East and West regions as well as other deprived regions of the country - Savannah, North East and

Minority Leader (Mr Haruna Iddrisu)

others also deserve some attention in that respect.
Mr Speaker, when the Hon Nominee appeared before the Committee -- I just want to make a correction of the records that the Hon Muntaka sought to seek information about the Komenda Sugar Factory and some valuation that he did on the factory, in my view, his response was not satisfactory. I would like to put this on record that Ghana and Malawi benefitted from the same facility; Ghana's own was US$35 million and that of Malawi was US$33.5 million. I hold in my hands the Salima Sugar Factory commissioned in Malawi on the 15th of August, 2016 by His Excellency Prof Arthur Peter Mautharika. Therefore, the Minister for Trade must go back and re-open the valuation of the Komenda Sugar Factory and that undervalued number that he shared of US$12 million does not reflect to the true value.
Mr Speaker, what the Hon Minister must also appreciate is that Skylark of Companies which won the contract to undertake the Komenda Sugar Factory project, is a reputable Indian company which undertook the process arising out of a competitive bidding process and was shortlisted by the Indian Sugar Federation to undertake the activity. So, the
valuation that was done by the Pricewaterhouse Coopers which ran down the value of the Komenda Sugar Factory in our view, will need a second examination.
We also believe that Hon Alan Kyerematen will do well to support the President in many other enterprises. He also responded to the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCnet) Agreement and my information is that there may be a judgement debt associated with the termination of the contract and once again, for the records, the GCnet contract was renewed in the year 2013 for 10 years but subject to renewal after a five-year assessment and that will not mean that we can terminate earlier than expected.
However, as he explained to us, I understood that since the UNIPASS was introduced, it has enhanced our revenue. We will police it through to see whether it is as a result of increase in volumes of import or it is just a question of revenue increases. We do not want this country to be saddled with more judgement debts.
Mr Speaker, I have strongly argued that the Hon Minister for Trade can change our fortunes if he focuses on small-medium enterprises develop- ment and I have continually argued that he should be responsible to supervise the Ghana EXIM bank in
order that he can use it to stimulate the growth of industries. Ayensu Starch Factory must do well for Hon Mrs Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui in the area and there is even a threat that Hon Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh may not be happy about especially on the shortage of beer in Ghana because of the lack of raw materials to produce beer.
With the Hon Godfred Dame who becomes the Hon Attorney-General -- he has in-depth knowledge of the law but I disagree with him on matters of opinion especially when he related to matters of capacity of an Hon Minister and Deputy Minister to execute contracts; whether the contracts were ordinary ones as in air ticket as it related to, or contracts required.

Mr Speaker, what this means is that Parliament through him must give meaning to the provisions of article 181(5) of the Constitution and with your indulgence I beg to quote the article so that you may guide us because we need to put an end to our inability to get Ghanaians to appreciate what the role of Parliament and the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice should be in the exercise of article 181(5). It reads:

“This article shall, with the necessary modifications by Parliament, apply to an international business or economic transaction to which the Government is a party as it applies to a loan.”

Mr Speaker, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, and probably Parliament, have failed. So, under your leadership we would want to give meaning and Parliament must lead the way following the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Isofoton and other related matters. We need to be able to get this. We hope that he would exercise the law fearlessly and in a manner that is impartial and not select and choose in the pursuit of justice. The fight against corruption rests in his hands and in collaboration with the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Mr Speaker, as you may recall, Hon Gloria Akuffo had some credit in terms of some important legislation she brought to Parliament. So, we would be looking to see same from Hon Odame.

Mr Speaker, I would comment on communications because of my previous role as a former Hon Minister for Communications. We were not too satisfied with the Hon Minister's answers on matters of closure of radio

Minority Leader (Mr Haruna Iddrisu)

oxygen so he should work on this because some lives are being lost. Mr Speaker, on health infrastructure in Upper West and Upper East regions, whether there is funding or not for the President's promise of 88 district hospitals, we would know as we wait for the Budget Statement.
Mr Speaker, Dr Afriyie is our Hon Colleague and he always show his depth when it comes to sociology and psychology. He is the Hon Minister- designate for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and he must collaborate with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to fight galamsey.
Mr Speaker, I would move to the Hon Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Amoaka-Atta and say that there is a bad road in every constituency represented here. The President and the Hon Minister have promised the people of Ghana that 2020 is a year of roads and 2021 is also a year of roads but this is not reflecting in the Budget. Mr Speaker, must we believe him? We can only wish him well and hope that with regard to payment, whether from the Road Fund or the Ministry of Finance, the contractors are crying that they need attention because much of what should be their profit becomes interest
on loans they have taken. Mr Speaker, he must find a way to be able to pay contractors promptly.
Again, during his vetting, we demanded some explanations to the PPP contract on the Tema Motorway. I know that Parliament has passed the Public Procurement Act and the President has assented to it so I would want to believe that within the context of that law - we have disputed some of the numbers and the figure has increase from US$470 million to US$580 million.

He explained yesterday that contingencies accounted for about US$115 million. But it is that, probably, you may have to reopen the process competitively so that Ghana would get value for money within the context of a new PPP Act.

The Boankra Inland Port goes for our colleague, the Hon Minister- designate for Transport. He too must try. I am sure His Royal Highness, Otumfuo, must be particularly happy. I know Parliament approved some agreement, but Boankra in the last 20 years remains a promise. We need that inland port for our purposes.

Mr Speaker, let me be concluding by sending a strong message to His Excellency the President that we on

this Side, when he wrote to you on 21st January, 2021, he said Central Government Ministers, and when we come to item 29 of the President's letter, there is Public Enterprises Ministry. Mr Speaker, in my search at the Assembly Press, I did not come across any Executive Instrument establishing the Ministry of Public Enterprises.

The Hon Majority Leader through the Hon Chairman --

It is the President who signed it. He must act in accord with the law. If he would want a Minister of State, he should say so, but if he says a Ministry of Public Enterprises, then he should create an Executive Instrument. [Interruption] We have nothing against --

We have to draw the President's attention at all times with fidelity of the law. Mr Speaker, that Ministry of Public Enterprises is a duplication and a potential source of bureaucratic conflict. What is public enterprise? The Ministry of Energy is a public enterprise; the Ministry of Transport is a public enterprise; the Ghana Highway Authority is a public enterprise. And so when he says he is creating a new nebulous Ministry of Public Enterprises, we are cautioning.

Mr Speaker, like we have the Ministry of Works and Housing, and my colleague, Hon Freda Prempeh who is a Minister of State; she and the Minister for Works and Housing, who is in control? We do not want those bureaucratic conflicts.

Mr Speaker, largely, to our colleague who left the Ministry for Energy, Hon Amewu, he answered questions. On the energy, he probably did his best, but there is a major outstanding issue. He may not resolve it, but as the incoming Minister for Energy, if he gets sworn in he must look into it. Where is the PDS money? Some moneys approved for PDS is in an escrow account which is uncounted for. He could not provide answers for it. One abrogates a contract and tell the people of Ghana that it was for fraudulent reasons. Who caused it? Who failed to do due diligence for Ghana to lose the US$190 million? However, more importantly, an opportunity is at privatisation.

Mr Speaker, for Hon Kum, I keep telling him that, in Dagbani, I do not find his name pleasant at all because “kum” means “death”, but he is going to the Ministry of Culture and Chieftaincy. I trust that he being a sober person must be listening and try to contribute to end some of the chieftaincy disputes in our country.

Mr Speaker

The Hon Minority Leader has been on for 17 minutes. I have noted that. And I have been guided by Leadership with a list from each Side of the House. He is the first on the list from the Minority Side. The mover of the Motion definitely is counted as the first on the Majority Side. And so we are now left with four from each Side of the House.
On the Majority Side, it is the turn of Hon Dominic Nituwul.
Yes, Hon Majority Leader?

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, as you rightly observed, you have been served with a list from both Sides. I am not too sure of this principle that you would want to invoke that the Hon Chairman, when he presents a Report, speaks for one Side of the House. I am not too sure of this.

Mr Speaker

Hon Majority Leader, I have not said there is any such principle. I did not state it as a principle. I said that is the guidance I have been given. On your Side, there are four names. On the other Side, there were five names, and after the Hon Minority Leader has spoken, it is left with four. And so I am drawing the attention to the fact that you have taken it that the Hon Chairman who presented the Report is the fifth person
because usually it is five from each Side. I did not state it as a principle.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, with respect, this is something that we must establish. No Chairman has ever been counted to have spoken for any Side. This is the issue.
Mr Speaker, the person to end for us --

Mr Speaker

Hon Majority Leader, I said there is no such issue, and I have raised it as an issue. It is the list that they gave me that I am drawing your attention to.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, the Hon Deputy Majority Leader would speak.

Mr Speaker

It is from the list that you have only four names, and you are assuming that the Chairman who has moved the motion is your fifth contributor.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

No. The Hon Deputy Majority Leader would conclude for us.

Mr Speaker

Then say so and let us move on. It is not a principle. There is nothing to litigate, and so please --
Yes, Hon Dominic Nitiwul?

Mr Dominic B. A. Nitiwul (NPP -- Bimbilla)

Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Mr Speaker, I beg to support the Motion ably moved by the Hon Chairman of the Appointments Committee. Over the last four years, I had the privilege to work in Cabinet with Hon Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Hon Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Hon Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Hon Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Hon Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Hon Awal and Hon Kwaku Afriyie.

Mr Speaker, I have no doubt in my mind that these gentlemen and ladies distinguished themselves so well and that when this House approves them, they will again distinguish themselves in their various fields that the President has assigned them to. If we are to delve into the various activities and the various programmes undertaken by the various Ministries, you would score them very highly in what they have been up to.

Mr Speaker, I would take just a few as a sample to illustrate the point that I am making. The Minister for Health, Hon Kwaku Agyeman-Manu led a fight against COVID-19 like a general of the Armed Forces. He led the fight and became a frontline

Mr Dominic B. A. Nitiwul (NPP -- Bimbilla)

comes from - the ban on rosewood exports and the deforestation that is consuming our country.
I am happy that he said he is going to concentrate on enforcement and …

He used the words, “I will intensify the enforcement of the regulatory regime and direct Forestry Commission to conduct an audit of species and continue to implement the existing plantation scheme to help sustain the rosewood plantation that we have in Ghana”.

Mr Speaker, the problem is even worse when our people begin to fell not just rosewoods, but shea trees. I have seen pictures from the Upper East and Upper West Regions where our people are felling not just rosewoods, but shea trees. It is the biggest danger to our survival as a people. When I was growing up, one dares not fell the economic trees. It was a crime and you would be punished if one fell trees like shea, dawadawa and others. But today, we are felling shea trees to produce charcoal. I am happy the nominee believes that he would tackle that.

Mr Speaker, of course, he should find a way of encouraging the Forestry

Commission to make Accra green again. Let the people of Ghana plant one tree per house on holidays like 6th March, 1st July or any of the holidays. Let people plant trees. It happens everywhere. In Israel, one thing people will do on holidays is to plant a tree and nurse it. I believe that if we start that concept, we will be producing ten million trees every year.

Mr Speaker, these are very competent nominees. I had the opportunity to watch each and every one except for one that I had travelled. I can say that they have distinguished themselves. The young Attorney- General and Minister for Justice - designate distinguished himself. Every one of them distinguished themselves to the extent that I was wondering whether they should have been vetted in the first place. But of course that is what we need as a country. That is what the country has said; that is democracy, and the people must subject the nominees through a vetting process to ascertain whether they are competent or not. I am very happy that they have subjected themselves through that process and they have proven their worth.

Mr Speaker

Hon Member, just a minute.
Yes, Hon James Agalga?

Mr Agalga

Mr Speaker, Hon Dominic Nitiwul said in his submission that he is wondering whether the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice-designate should have been vetted in the first place. But that is a constitutional requirement. So, if he is wondering whether he should have been vetted, is he questioning the integrity of our Constitution? That part of his statement should be withdrawn with the greatest respect.

Mr Nitiwul

Mr Speaker, I believe he wants to breathe life to this House that is why he has made those comments. If he listened to the statement I made, I alluded to the fact that it is a constitutional process and it is the people of Ghana through him that would have to vet the people to determine whether they are qualified or not because that is what our Constitution says. That was what I said. So, I just believe the Hon Member wants to breathe life into us. That is all right.
Mr Speaker, I would want to thank you for the opportunity and ask the House to approve of these nominees and vote a resounding yes to the question and the motion, so that these
nominees will be approved and subsequently sworn in by the President to continue with the task that they have been given to help develop Mother Ghana. So, that it will benefit us, our children and our great grandchildren in the future.

Mr Speaker

You have used 15 minutes. It is now the turn of Hon Nii Lantey Vandepuye.

Mr Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye (NDC -- Odododiodioo)

Mr Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to also contribute to the Motion on the Floor.
Mr Speaker, I would want to start with the vexatious issues raised in the Report about the issue of lands. I would want to congratulate my younger brother for his exemplary knowledge on the issues of lands when he appeared before the Committee. But then, I was not too satisfied with the issues raised in articles 266 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Constitution, which relates to lands that are given out to foreign nationals through leaseholds.
For example, if an embassy or a high commission - as it happened between the Osu Traditional Council and the Nigeria High Commission - is given a land for a residential purpose and then tomorrow, they decide to

Mr Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye (NDC -- Odododiodioo)

commercialise that land and make money out of it as we see around the Ring Way Estates - the British High Commission, the TAYSEC Gardens and the rest. The indigenous people and allodial owners of that property lose out. I am happy that the nominee agreed with me that this is something that he would pursue aggressively to ensure that the people of Accra who are persistently talking about these things are given what they deserve.
Mr Speaker, I would also want to touch on the issue of sand winning. It was an issue the nominee expressed great concern about. If we look at the devastation of our ecology, it is very difficult for us to say that because we need houses to stay in, we do not really care where we get the sand from. Today, erosion and tidal waves are virtually harming our coastlines. If we do not control the issues of sand winning in the name of building places for ourselves, very soon - God forbid - what is happening in other jurisdictions and other countries will catch us.
We cannot continue using money to build sea defence walls. That is very expensive and our economy may not be able to sustain that. But we could take measures to prevent people from devastating our coastlines
and make sure we secure those places and prevent unbridled sand winning.
Mr Speaker, also in the rural areas, our agricultural lands are also being rampaged in the name of sand winning. If you go to Ga South, Ga West and other places, the number of trucks that are seen every day carting sand and destroying our soil cover is very worrying. I would urge that the assurance he has given us that aggressively, he would look at these issues together with the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, they would be able to address this problem for us.
Mr Speaker, the other nominee I would want to talk about is the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. I was able to draw his attention through a video clip that showed how dangerous it is today with the exploitation of e-waste, especially in my constituency. The lives of thousands of children are endangered because the desire to make money from e-waste has overtaken the dangers that it poses to humanity, especially the people who live within the area. I hope that the nominee who is a health specialist will make do his promise to wage an aggressive war on the exploitation of our youth in e- waste.

Also, he should be able to encourage Government to find innovative ways of managing electronic waste because the dumping of such things on our land poses a threat to our very being. The danger of those things to our bodies and our systems cannot be underestimated.

Mr Speaker, it would be wrong on my part if I do not touch on the Ministry of Youth and Sports. If there is any one activity in this country that defies our political biases, it is sports. I was happy the nominee touched on that issue, and expressed his desire to draw expertise from both Sides of the House in order to change the atmosphere regarding our organisa- tion, management and the promotion of sports in the country.

I was too pleased with his idea of how to mobilise the youth into sports, and how to organise sports once again to resurrect that interest. My advice to him is that he should collaborate with the Minister for Education so that they review our sporting calendar within the educational sector.

Today, if somebody goes to a senior high school and has a talent in football and plays this year and next year there is no football on the calendar, in the

third year, he would write his examination, and he would not have time for football. If we are not careful, the talent and interest in the game would ........

How do we synchronise our educational calendar with sports in such a way that there would be a sustainable interest? When we were young, physical education was regular on our school time table. Today, it is missing. If we want to have a healthy country, we must invest in physical education.

The very difficult question of bonuses for sportsmen and women was also addressed, and I was happy with the thinking of the nominee that we need to gather, especially all of us as stakeholders to structure bonuses in this country. He expressed his worry about the fact that today, all that people who are even not 17 years, think about is the money they would receive at the end of a tournament, and the national team jersey they wear. This should be addressed.

In certain jurisdictions, no matter how talented one is, if he is not 18, he does not earn a salary because they see it as exploitation. Here, if we do not pay US$10,000 to an U-17 player, he would say he would not play for the national team because we have encouraged the monetisation of our

Mr Speaker

It is the turn of Hon Rev Ntim Fordjour.
Rev John Ntim Fordjour (NDC -- Assin South): Mr Speaker, I rise to support the Motion as advertised on the Order Paper as item numbered 7, and in so doing, commend the 16 nominees whose approval the Report recommends by consensus.
Mr Speaker, it is important to note the prudent blend and diversity and different shades of opinions that are represented among the 16 nominees. While we acknowledge two distinguished females, there are also mention of some venerable former Hon Ministers with vast extensive experience who creditably discharged their mandates in their previous portfolios, and eminent expression is also found of young high-promising and high-performing talents who have been nominated for various portfolios.
I must indicate for the record that each of these 16 nominees demonstrated superior knowledge in
the subject areas that relates to their various sectors, and I am convinced that when given the nod, they would creditably discharge their mandates.
For constraint on time, I would like to comment on a few, and I would like to start with the Hon Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister- designate for Communications and Digitalisation. I noticed some sections of the Report, particularly page 1, that indicated “Digitisation”. The nominee actually informed the Committee and even distinguished the difference between “digitalisation” and “digitisation” and in conformity with the communique from the President which, affirmed that indeed, the new nomenclature of her portfolio is Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation.
Mr Speaker, the nominee demonstrated her commitment, recognising COVID-19 times, the need to deploy the use of information communication and technology infrastructure to make life easier for everyone in various facets, business transactions, education and other areas of our lives. In recognising so, she assured the Committee of steps that she would take even to expand ICT infrastructure to deprived communities.
On the closure of FM stations, beyond doubt, the submissions as were given to the Committee, we were satisfied that the exercise of the mandate of the National Communi- cations Authority (NCA), an implementing Agency under the Ministry, was done purely without prejudice to political affiliations; it was not targeted and was not done with any discrimination of a sort and so, that matter, for the record, ought to be settled.
On the international traffic management as referenced on page 38 of the Report, the procurement process between the Government of Ghana and Kelni GVG was done above board, and the nominee indeed demonstrated to us that the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) and the Ministry of Finance approved the process, and all the processes leading to the procurement were done above board.

The interesting benefit to the nation as the paragraph concludes on page 38 of the Report is that the nominee also added that the common platform procured from Kelni GVG resulted in the cost saving of US$1.1 million monthly to the Government against the previous arrangement. This is due to the leadership provided by the

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Minister in this particular transaction ought to be commended.

On transport, the Minister for Transport-designate, Hon Kwaku Ofori Asiamah was very candid with the Committee. Indeed, he went on to provide adequate information on the Frontier Healthcare Services contract which had been a subject of interest to the Committee and the public at large. He even went on to provide copies of the agreement in the spirit of transparency.

We recognised that the previous portfolio of the Minister-designate did not include aviation, yet this transaction related to the Ministry of Aviation. That not withstanding, Hon Kweku Ofori Asiamah provided information sufficient to convince the Committee that based on prior approval by the Food and Drugs Authority and the approval of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), the Ghana Airport Company entered into an agreement with the said company to provide testing services for COVID-19 at the airport. All the arrangements related to that were supplied to the Committee.

On achievements during his tenure as Minister for Transport, it is on record that 100 buses were procured for Intercity STC Coaches Limited

and Metro Mass Transit Limited. They were revamped and now STC has been positioned as a public transport of choice. The Committee was provided with information on 14 landing beaches that are at various stages of completion.

Mr Speaker, when his view on okadas was sought, he was candid to point out that it is very dangerous for the nation to even consider legalising the commercial use of motorbikes. This is because out of about 2,500 deaths that are as a result of accidents on our roads, those resulting from the use of okadas are about 1,000, accounting for nearly half. That would certainly not be a prudent decision to consider, policy- wise.

Hon Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister-designate for Roads and Highways also took the stand and demonstrated to the Committee that his leadership provided improvement in Ghana's road infrastructure which is remarkable. The year 2020 was the year of roads and information was supplied that it saw over 25,000 kilometres of bitumen surfacing and other surface dressing, 1,200 kilometres of asphalt overlaying. Indeed, he committed to ensuring the further improvement of roads across the country. The Minister-designate assured the Committee of his

commitment to empower local contractors to be competitive.

Mr Speaker, on e-waste which relates to the Minister for Environ- ment, Science and Technology innovation it was a major issue of concern, the Minister-designate acknowledged the collaborative efforts of multi-sectors. He assured us that he would deploy funds from the Electrical Electronic Waste Management Fund to establish technology that would address that problem.

It must be said that Mr Samuel Abdulai Jinapor and Hon Francis Asenso Boakye distinguished themselves and demonstrated that they would be on top of their jobs. Mr Jinapor for instance spoke on the fight against illegal mining and the promotion of local participation in our mining sector. He gave strong assurances to the Committee and even assured us that a salt development authority would be established under his tenure, to be able to give adequate attention to the exploitation of salt.

On this note, I must commend all Nominees and urge the House to support their approval by consensus. Thank you.

Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza (NDC -- Adaklu)

Mr Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of the Report of the Appointments Committee and to also congratulate our Colleagues who have been nominated to the various ministerial portfolios. Indeed, the numbers are a lot, so I would skip some of them and deal with a few.
Mr Speaker, I would start with Hon Kwasi Amoako-Atta who is a very fine gentleman. He would always soothe you whenever you present the conditions of the disastrous roads in your constituency to him. However, you can be assured that by the time you leave him, very little would be done about the issue you presented to him because there is no budget line for him to expend. He however continues to be a very fine gentleman and we appreciate what he does.
I would go straight to a point raised by the Hon Minority Leader which has to do with the Accra-Tema Motorway. It is the considered view of our Side, that what the Ministry did in terms of stopping the Public Private Partnership (PPP) process and engaging in a sole-sourced procurement and further signing an agreement with that entity on the 16th of December, 2020, does not constitute a proper contract.

Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza (NDC -- Adaklu)

This is simply because the entity is a foreign company and this process was not part of the PPP process. The PPP process was cancelled by the Ministry itself on the 6th of November, 2020. So, when the Hon Minority Leader said that we would encourage the Ministry to abandon that process completely and start a new process to select a competent developer that would help reconstruct the Accra- Tema Motorway, we say this simply because we want to support the Minister-designate in that endeavour.

Mr Speaker, we do not say this simply because we want to stop him from doing that. Indeed, the Accra- Tema Motorway is overdue for reconstruction. Its capacity has currently been exceeded, so we want him to do that.

We also want to thank the Minister-designate for throwing some light on the Accra Intelligent Traffic Management Project which his Ministry initiated and was ongoing. Our Side of the House drew the attention of the Minister for National Security when they came here to terminate that contract. We noted that every construction contract, adopts within it a process of amicable separation. If you want to terminate any contract, you use clauses in the same contract.

Mr Speaker, what they did was totally not part of the contract. It is no wonder that sadly, the entity is in the process of demanding moneys from the State in excess of US$50 million. This is money that could be used to do something else. We say this not because we enjoy saying we told you so but because we are sad.

This is because it was not the Ministry of Roads and Highways that terminated the contract but the Ministry of National Security which came here to terminate the contract and installed a new one. We recommend that the Government pay attention to this and quickly try to resolve this with the Chinese company amicably, so that this does not go into a judgement debt.

Mr Speaker, the next person I would want to talk about is Hon Francis Asenso Boakye who is my very good friend. We were colleagues at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) where he was my junior. He is also a very fine and calm person. I am happy that he raised an issue about the housing deficit.

Mr Speaker, you have yourself served in various capacities. We talk about this housing issue as if it is something that we could just address by wishes. Provision of affordable

housing is a factor of demand and supply. There is enough money in the world to build houses if people would buy them.

The problem is if you build a two- bedroom house and it is GH¢200,000 would you sell it to teachers or nurses who are in the majority? It turns out that those who do not need houses are the same people who keep buying new houses that come on to the market. That is why many houses are empty -- this is because the people who own those houses do not need them and those who need them cannot afford them and the rents are too high. So, it is heart-warming for the Hon Minister-designate to raise an issue on it. Although he did not expatiate on it apart from saying that there would be the establishment of a Housing Authority, we would look forward to seeing how that in itself would address the situation.

Mr Speaker, we are all aware that the Ministry suffered a lot when our Hon Colleague, Mr Atta Akyea was the Hon Minister. There were a lot of flooding issues and he assured us that, that was the last flooding issue we would experience in Accra when we pointed out to him that the problem was the size of an elephant and that

the money that was needed to be used which was in the Budget Statement was like a mouse -- so there was no way he would have addressed that. The Hon Minister designate, would have to convince the Government to put the necessary resources into the Budget Statement for the Ministry to be able to address the situation or maybe, find money elsewhere.

Mr Speaker, the next issue I would want to talk about is with regard to the Ministry on Transport. The Hon Minister designate, is not an Hon Member of Parliament but he frequently comes to the House. I would want to correct something in the Report which is with regard to a headline which says “Boankra Inland Port''. Indeed, there is nothing like Boankra Inland Port. What we have is “Boankra Integrated Terminal'' because PNDC Law 160 suggests that only Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) could build and operate ports in this country. For that reason, whatever is built anywhere and it is not GPHA it cannot be called a “port'' but could be called anything else. So, “Boankra'' is an integrated terminal.

Mr Speaker, the biggest problem which the Ministry could face is the depleted fleet of the metro mass bus. Indeed, the Intercity STC is now vibrant. It started making profit before

Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah (NPP -- Okaikwei Central)

Mr Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the Motion to approve 16 ministerial nominees, 12 of whom are colleagues on this Floor of the House, one is a former Member of Parliament and three are Members who have not participated or had the opportunity to be Members of Parliament.
Mr Speaker, the Hon Minister designate for Lands and Natural Resources gave an assurance to the Committee that the outstanding 254 timber utilisation contracts would be ratified. I am particular about this because if those contracts are not ratified in accordance with the Constitution, timber and wood products from our country that are supposed to be transported to the
European markets would be rejected. I trust him that he would ensure that.
Mr Speaker, the Hon Minister designate for Trade and Industry distinguished himself. He spent over five hours with the Committee and I wanted the Hon Minority Leader to be present. We were all satisfied with answers on the Komenda Sugar Factory and we want to assure him that the Government would do whatever it takes to ensure that the factory -- [Interruption] -- because it is in the Report. He gave us that assurance that Government would do whatever it takes to ensure that the factory is revived.
Mr Speaker, the Hon Minister designate for Justice and Attorney- General, who is small in size but big in brain, spent over six and half hours with the Committee and gave us a clear understanding of what the mandate agreement under the “Agyapa'' deal was. Hon Members of the Committee, were very satisfied with the answers that he gave that it was a subsidiary agreement and that it did not require parliamentary approval.
Mr Speaker, the Hon Minister designate for Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who I worked under for
close to three years and with the support of the President, the Government was able to invest close to US$500 million in the water subsector. Tamale water supply system, US$272 million, Upper East water supply system, US$38 million, Wenchi water supply system US€32 million, the Aqua Africa water supply system, another US$30 million, Techiman water supply system which is a US$100 million would come on stream and Wenchi water supply system, US$183 million.
Mr Speaker, all in all, the Government's “water for all'' policy under her sterling leadership has seen some progress and she has also done her best in the sanitation subsector, especially with the establishment of waste recycling plants across the country, which she supported the President to cut the sod for work to commence.
Mr Speaker, with your permission, I would want to refer to pages 124 and 125 of the Report on the Hon Minister designate for Youth and Sports. On paragraph 17.12, under “response to questions'', there is nothing like African Cup of Nations in 2023. This country would host the 2023 African Games, which would give the country the platform to develop a lot of sports infrastructure especially, those that we have not concentrated much on.

Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah (NPP -- Okaikwei Central)

Mr Speaker, I wish to commend the Nominee for showing such humility before the Committee and I believe he knows a lot about the youth but when it comes to the sports section, he was very upfront with us that he was not as knowledgeable in that area and would do some consultation in that area. He also gave the assurance that he will follow through a lot of corporate sponsorship to enable some of our sporting disciplines get the needed sponsorship like it happens elsewhere.

The Hon Nominee for Tourism, Arts and Culture - Awal Mohammed also did very well before the Committee. We reminded him of the US$40million that Government had secured to develop tourist sites and he gave us the assurance that he will do whatever it takes as Hon Minister to promote domestic tourism.

Mr Speaker

The Second Deputy Speaker to take the Chair.

Mr Boamah

Hon Francis Asenso Boakye gave the Committee his vision on the housing sector and we also reminded him about the Saglemi Housing project that when he is approved, he needs to do everything
in his power to ensure that the facility is used for the benefit of all Ghanaians.
Mr Speaker, Hon Peter Amewu on the issue of the US$500million that was approved for Amandi Holdings Limited for the railway sector - I believe that he was also given the needed support by the Committee to ensure that that facility is utilised well for the benefit of Ghanaians.
It is for this reason that this 138 page Report on 16 Hon Nominees, especially, Hon(s) Cudjoe and Freda Prempeh are paired to the Works and Housing Ministry as Ministers of State to look after housing issues. We all know what she did with the Eunophs project and I believe she is going to continue in that regard. Hon Cudjoe will be working with Hon Asamoah Boateng to ensure that the numerous shareholding that the State has in as public institutions and enterprises are well looked after.
Mr Speaker, I would not want to belabour the point but to give our Hon Colleagues the assurance that this House will always support them especially, Hon Amoako-Atta who needs a lot of money to develop the roads sector of the country; everyone talks to him about roads but not about how he is funded especially when the Eurobond was brought to this House, a long list of road projects were
attached to it but we see -- I want to believe that the second year of roads in the year 2021 will be -- In looking directly into Hon Amoako's eyes, we want to be sure that the second year of roads will come to light.
With these few words, let me congratulate all the 16 nominees and pray that they deliver diligently in the second term of the President.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Hon Samuel Nartey George.

Mr Samuel Nartey George (NDC -- Ningo Prampram)

Mr Speaker, I beg to contribute to the Motion. The Health Minister- designate seeks to execute a promise that should have been coming to a completion next month. It is a promise that is very dear to my heart because the Ningo Prampram Constituency does not have a District Hospital. We were told in April last year that from July, 2020, 88 hospitals would have been completed and we were looking forward to the commissioning of the Ningo Prampram District Hospital then, but we are hopeful that, that failed dream will become a reality if he is approved.
Mr Speaker, on the issue of 1D1F which comes under the remit of the Hon Minister for Trade and Industry,
it is important that we move the 1D1F -- the Hon Minority Leader spoke about the fact that the 1D1F programme appears to be lopsided because most of the factories designated as such are already existing factories in the southern part of Ghana. When we go to the Ningo Prampram Constituency and say that B5 is a 1D1F, it leaves a lot more to be desired.
On the issue of the GCNet, when the Hon Nominee appeared before the Committee on page 16 paragraph f; that is, the termination of the GCNet agreement. He made categorical statements that the GCNet termination would not warrant a judgement debt as captured in the Report but it is interesting that the outgone Hon Senior Minister, in a letter to GCNet, acknowledged the fact that Government will be indebted to paying the value of the unexpired term of the contract - that is a judgement debt since GCNet has valued it at between US$90 to US$100 million and that is cost to the state.
Mr Speaker, so, to suggest that the termination will come at no cost to the state, again, that response by the Hon Nominee -- the last issue by the Minister for Trade and Industry would have to do with the exercise of his oversight responsibility. I hope that

Mr Samuel Nartey George (NDC -- Ningo Prampram)

after his approval by this House, he will exercise better oversight over the Agencies in his Ministry because when he appeared before the Committee on page 18, paragraph (i), he spoke about the fact that he was unaware of the demolition by the Ghana Trade Fair Company. As Minister of that sector, I expected better oversight for him to know about it.
On page 38 of the Report - the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and the issue of information technology, the Hon Minister- designate for Communications, even though she appeared before the Committee and said that quite a number of interventions had been made in the fight against COVID-19 with the use of technology, I believe that there is a lot more in terms of efficiency of the platform - it is one thing launching platforms with funfair and it is another thing with the platform being utilised for the people of this country.
Mr Speaker, on the issue of the international traffic management and impact on a common platform of revenue generation, we have had a lot of debate over the past three years on claims that have been made. When the Hon Minister-designate appeared before the Committee and said that
GH¢300million in taxes were lost from potential under declarations between the year 2015 to q1 of the year 2017. Again, going forward, we should avoid such conjectures and speak to specifics.
On the implementation of the Cybersecurity Act and it is one issue that the Hon Nominee is a returning Minister and I must commend her tenacity in ensuring that we passed the Cybersecurity Act because it is a growing threat and a real challenge to this country. It is my hope upon her approval that the Hon Minister will insist and ensure that the lines of funding that we inserted into the Cybersecurity Act is adhered to, by the State to ensure that the Cybersecurity Authority is properly funded.
Mr Speaker, on the issue of transfer of ownership of AirtelTigo company to Government, the Hon Minister must be minded by the sad story of Ghana Telecommunications as it used to be, when Government used to be in that telecommunications sector.
On the closure of radio stations, I must reiterate the call that that has been made by the Leader of the NDC group in Parliament hence I would also urge the Hon Minister that in her next
term in Office, she should build bridges rather than bend them.

When the Committee on Communications sought to intervene in resolving some of these impasses, it is my considered belief that if the Hon Minister had gone along with the roadmap we had all agreed on, inspite of the challenges that may have existed, we would have been in a better stead. So, it is important that the Hon Minister considers favourably the road map that was set up by the Select Committee on Communi- cations to have the return of Radio Gold and a number of radio stations that have been shut down which we believe were high handed and arbitrary.

Mr Speaker, on the Hon Minister- designate for Lands and Natural Resources, his own admission on illegal mining and the activities of party faithfuls shows some level of candour and I believe that it is a challenge that he would have to face with his own party faithfuls to ensure that we deal with the menace of illegal mining. The ban on rosewood is very important and Hon Clement Apaak is an ambassador of rosewood in this House and the fact of the matter is that we cannot say that rosewood is

being exploited without the connivance of State authorities because when rosewood is cut down it is not sold in Ghana, rather, it is exported out of the country. How does it get out of the country? It is simply because there is connivance of State authority and this is one issue he must look at.

Mr Speaker, I would not say much about the Hon Minister-designate for Roads because everyone knows his problem. Mr Speaker, he is very nice and speaks very nicely, however, the road would never be done. I believe that almost all the continuing Hon Members who went to Ada and drove through my constituency would tell the travails that you went through.

One can spend four hours between Kpone Barrier and Prampram Junction. It is my hope that whoever is appointed the Hon Minister for Finance would commit money to the Hon Minister-designate for Roads - he is busy talking to his Hon Whip - to get money so that he cannot only be nice when I go to him and complain about the main road - Mr Speaker, the Hon Minister-designate should listen to me even though the Hon Whip wants his attention. [Interruption] I am sure that the Hon Deputy Whip is also complaining about a road in her constituency because all constituencies have bad roads.

Mr Samuel Nartey George (NDC -- Ningo Prampram)

Mr Speaker, but mine is extremely important because that road is a major road that opens up a whole region and it runs through my Constituency. We need to look at the traffic and congestion on the Afienya- Dawhenya road and the other roads.

Mr Speaker, I am grateful for the Hon Minister's visit, however, his visit does not fix the road but rather when he gets money to pay the contractors then I would come here and praise him.

Mr Speaker, the last issue I would want to touch on has to do with the Hon Minister for Works and Housing and the issues on the protection of coastal communities. We had a conversation in Ada with some other Hon Members from coastal communities, and the fact that there is sea defence wall along the Keta stretch and another one along the western stretch has actually put pressure of sea erosion on the Greater Accra region. Because of those sea walls, the rate of erosion in Greater Accra has exacerbated. Mr Speaker, a very big thank you to the outgone Hon Minister for Works and Housing who started the Ningo Sea Defence Project after chasing him for three years, I hope that the incoming Hon Minister would complete that project and not leave it there and also ensure

that we have a proper coastline along the entire Greater Accra Region.

On the issue of Saglemi Housing Project, it is a dent on our national conscience that housing units are being left to rot when people do not have homes, shelter or roof over their heads. Let us resolve the Saglemi Housing project.

My last point would be on the issue of Korle Lagoon Ecological Restoration Project, it is important that the Hon Minister would bear in mind that this was a 2016 NPP Manifesto promise that was unfulfilled in the first term of President Akufo-Addo where they pledged to ensure that after four years of NPP in office, we would be able to catch tsiley in the Korle Lagoon for the celebration of Homowo. Mr Speaker, they said they will re-introduce fish stock into the Korle Lagoon, but today all we see in the lagoon is a lot of debris and the Hon Regional Minister-designate would bear me out on this. It would be our pride to have the Korle Lagoon restored such as we see in movies in Venice, we can actually fish or have boat rides on the Korle Lagoon.

Mr Speaker, with these few words, I wish them well and hope that they would serve our country to the best of their abilities. Mr Speaker, thank you.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Hon Member, thank you.
It is now the turn of Dr Amin Adam.

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam (NPP -- Karaga)

Mr Speaker, thank you.
I rise to support the Motion for the approval of the nominees as highlighted by the Report of the Appointments Committee. Mr Speaker, all the nominees are dedicated Ghanaians who have distinguished themselves in their previous roles and given that they have been given another opportunity to serve their country, is a demonstration that we celebrate achievement and success. For this reason, I would like to appeal to the House to soundly approve the nominees so that they can start work for the government's work to move in earnest.
Mr Speaker, specifically, Hon Peter Amewu is my Hon Brother and I have known him for almost two decades and we have worked together at Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) where I was his boss and when we were appointed into government, he became my boss. The lesson I learnt from this is that you always have to treat your subordinates well otherwise when they become your boss it could be another story.
Mr Speaker, having gone through the Report of the Appointments Committee, I noticed that all the responses he gave to questions that were asked were honest whether they were on issues of Aker Energy, Karpowership Contracts or Energy Sector debts. His answers were honest and comprehensive and I know this because of my understanding of the work the Ministry of Energy did while I served as his Hon Deputy Minister.
Mr Speaker, he also implemented reforms that have put Ghana on the global map of good governance in the petroleum industry. For example, he implemented Ghana's first licensing round for the allocation of oil blocks to companies and he also ensured that a petroleum register was established and all 17 petroleum agreements have been published on this register. This is the first time we have done this in Ghana and this further indicates Ghana's rise on the map of global good governance in resource management.
Also significant is the fact that he supervised the development of the general petroleum regulations which now require that companies that bid for oil blocks must first disclose their beneficial ownership information. This is very significant in order for us to be able to tackle the risk of corruption in the industry.

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam (NPP -- Karaga)

Mr Speaker, another significance is the young people who have been nominated by the President, specifically, Hon Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, Hon Mustapha Ussif and Hon Francis Asenso-Boakye. These are my younger Hon Brothers who are professionals and are accomplished in their own rights even in their youthful age. I have known them for a long time and because of this I would want to appeal to the House to give them the opportunity so that they would also serve their country well. Every young person wants to aspire to greater responsibility in the service of their country and we must be proud that these young men have been recognised by His Excellency the President to serve their country at these higher levels.
Mr Speaker, specifically on Hon Jinapor, the Report highlighted the contributions he would make to accelerate the development of the aluminium industry in Ghana through the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation. I would like to indicate that this Corporation has a sister Corporation which is the Iron and Steel Development Corporation but did not feature much.

I would like to draw his attention to the fact that it is important for him

to give equal attention to the development of the Iron and Development Corporation which is intended to harness the potential in the iron ore deposit in Sheini so that the Eastern Corridor of the Northern Region can also be developed into a new growth home to help in eradicating the high level of poverty afflicting the people in the North.

Hon Awal Ibrahim, the Hon Nominee for the Ministry of Tourism, indicated to the Committee that tourism is business, and he is bringing his experience in business to bear on the tourism sector. This is what we need so that we can generate more revenue for the State. However, apart from generating revenue for the State, we also need to create decent jobs. I know that with the work he has done at the Ministry of Business Development, he would bring that experience to bear on this new role that he has been assigned to create more decent jobs for the people of Ghana and bring to reality the vision of His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to create jobs for our people all over the country.

Mr Speaker, with these few words, I support the motion for the approval of all the 16 nominees presented by the Appointments Committee.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Hon Muntaka?

Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka (NDC -- Asawase)

Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Mr Speaker, I can hear the Hon Chairman of the Committee whispering that I make it short. Why is he scared of how long I speak?
Mr Speaker, I equally rise to contribute to the Motion before us and to say without repeating myself in reminding all of us of our oaths and the constitutional provisions, just to reiterate for the avoidance of doubt and to remind us that in this game called politics, we need to be more mindful of how we use opportunities that come our way, whether in opposition or in Government that at all times, we should have at the back of our minds that all of us could be at the receiving or giving end of this game.
Mr Speaker, I would want to start with the Minister for Health. When we were vetting him, one of the issues that came up very strongly had to do with the Frontier Health Service Limited at the Kotoka International Airport. A number of colleagues have
mentioned it. It is true that in the struggle to get more information, the Minister for Transport provided some meaningful information. However, as Minister for Health, he needs to be more interested in the agencies that work under him and the activities of businesses that had to do with the health sector that he has to oversee.
This is because, Mr Speaker, it was shocking to note that most of the activities of the Frontier Health Services Limited could not be explained. Naturally, we might think that the Hon Minister-designate for Health was not avoiding giving answers.
However, truly, when we met in his second appearance before the Committee, even though not in public, one could see that genuinely, there were some difficulties. I only hope that when given the opportunity for the second time, he pays attention to some of these activities that are going on because once he is the President's chief advisor on health, all matters that affect our people are things he has to pay attention to. Especially where there is huge public interest in those issues, he should not disregard them. He should get the agencies involved to follow up so that he would be abreast with all the facts and where there is the need for him to take some action, he takes the necessary action to serve the interest of the public.

Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka (NDC -- Asawase)

Mr Speaker, when the Minister- designate for Health appeared before the Committee, one of the shocks was that for the four years from 2017 to 2020, he has been the Minister for Health throughout and not a single hospital has been started and completed. Even when the COVID- 19 pandemic arose and the President promised that he was starting some 88 district hospitals, we put it before the Minister-designate whether he is aware any of them has been started when in actual sense the hope of the President was that by August 2020, we were to see visibly these structures. Not even one has started.
We asked the Hon Minister what reason he gave the President because we wanted to believe that he would have given the President some briefing that gave the President some assurances for the President to make those utterances. Mr Speaker, I would quote what the Hon Minister- designate said. He said “it was a vision to be translated into action”.
Mr Speaker, if a person has a vision that your anticipated period was within eight to 10 months hence, actions would be seen but for almost one year, no action is seen, then maybe, he needs to revisit the vision to know when he might want to really act.
Mr Speaker, one of the worrying thing was the huge infrastructural deficit within the health sector. Admittedly, we cannot put all the blame on the Minister-designate because he needed to get resources to carry out those infrastructure, but at least those that have been started and have gotten to various stages of completion, our expectation was that the Minister was going to be forceful in trying to get them completed so that at least, the public resources that have gone to them would not continue into remain wasted.
A typical example is the Kumawu Hospital. It is about 60 per cent completed, and not a single block has been added in four years, meanwhile rain has ripped off the roof of the health centre they have there, and now the Minister-designate is trying to fix the unroofed facility when a facility of almost 60 per cent complete is there. There are many of these dotted across the country. It is my hope that the Minister, when given the second opportunity would try to concentrate to consolidate where we have these unfinished infrastructure to get them completed and running, so that they do not continue to be white elephants while people continue to suffer because of lack of facilities.
This is because Kumasi and its environs all run to the few facilities and
it gets so choked that you see mothers deliver day old babies on the floor. I believe that these are things that should remind us to act expeditiously to get these things done.
Mr Speaker, one other very important issue that is well reiterated when the Minister-designate appeared was about some of the procurement challenges that happened in the Ministry. Admittedly, I know the Hon Minister-designate, a former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, is well versed with these issues. However, when we do not take interest of others and ours in the process is, definitely, it leads to some of these challenges. It is my hope that as he gets the second opportunity, these are some of the things that he should pay serious attention to.
Mr Speaker, lastly before I move away from the Hon Minister- designate for Health, it is my hope that this House would muster courage to independently investigate this Frontier Health Service Limited procurement at the Airport.

It is very important because millions of dollars have been received without going through the Fees and Charges

Act by way of bringing it to Parliament for us to play our expected oversight responsibility.

Mr Speaker, a lot of the issues regarding regulation and so on are still unknown. I think that this House should muster courage to investigate this so that we settle this issue once and for all. This is because it is not just about what they are doing now. It is about the future of any enterprise in that light. When it is going to happen, people will make sure that they take the necessary steps to do the right thing before they get started.

Mr Speaker, also, I am a member of the Health Committee. We do not run away from Deputy Ministers appearing before the Committee but I must attest to the fact that for the past four years, most of the time, it is the Deputies that appear before the Committee of this House. He is a Member of this House. It is my hope that this time around, he would try to prioritise the activities of Parliament, especially at its Committee level so that he would be spearheading and be able to help Members of Parliament play their proper oversight on the Ministry of Health.

Mr Speaker, I want to talk briefly about the Minister for Communica- tions, our Colleague, Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. Mr Speaker, Hon

Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka (NDC -- Asawase)

country but in doing this, the unnecessary politicking within the Attorney-General's Department must be watched. This is because these were some of the things that were being hurtful.
Lastly, Mr Speaker, we were worried that our Hon Colleague, Freda Prempeh, who is a senior Member is sent to a Ministry where there is already an existing Minister.

With the greatest of respect, when we look at the Constitution, the powers of the President to appoint cannot be challenged but where we can see the President is sowing seeds of confusion and conflict, we need to draw his attention to it and that is what we are doing.

We all know - You could go and check what was happening in the Ministry of Agriculture. They just ended their four-year term. There was a Minister, a Minister of State and three other Deputy Ministers, the place was full of conflict? Check from my own brother when he was the Minister for Education? There was the Minister for Education, Minister for Tertiary Education and Deputy Ministers. As a House we must let the President know - Yes, for a Minister of State to stay at the Office of the

President to be able do one or two things to help that is all right. Even that should five or ten of them. It should be one, two or three of them because we know there are some agencies that are not directly under any ministry, which could help. But to just put a Minister of State under a Minister for Works and Housing, in my view, it will not serve this country well. There is a Minister for Works and Housing and I hope the President will reconsider whether he would not want to move this Minister of State to the Office of the President where a specific task would be assigned to her instead of sending her to the Ministry and generating unnecessary conflict that may not inure to the benefit of the citizenry.

Mr Speaker, with these comments, I would want to thank and congratulate all our Hon Colleagues who have gotten the opportunity to serve. We hope that in carrying out their duties and functions, we would remember to be fair to all manner of persons, especially Ghanaians.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Hon Leader.
Finally, the Majority Leadership?

Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin (NPP -- Effutu)

Mr Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to support this Motion.
Mr Speaker, the Hon Chairman of the Committee is inviting us to adopt the Report of the Committee, and by doing so, to approve sixteen (16) nominees of the President to enable them take office.
Mr Speaker, there is no doubt at all that the absence of substantive Ministers to take up Government portfolios is affecting governance and that the earlier we got these things done the better.
Mr Speaker, some Hon Colleagues have expressed concerns generally on certain matters bordering our democracy. As Members of Parliament, article 103 (3) spells out our mandate. With your permission, I beg to quote:
“Committees of Parliament shall be charged with such functions, including the investigation and inquiry into the activities and administration of ministries and departments as Parliament may determine; and such investigations and inquires may extend to proposals for legislation.”
Mr Speaker, as Hon Members of this House, we have every weapon at our disposal to discharge our mandate in a manner that will hold our
Ministers accountable. But what we must not do is the personalisation of issues. That is the more reason I appreciate the position taken by the Hon Minority Chief Whip to the effect that “an eye for an eye” is becoming too much of politics. Yes, if we follow due process and we would want to allow systems to work, as Hon Kennedy Agyapong espoused that the NDC and NPP is becoming too much in this country. We are tired of NDC and NPP. It is about systems and policies.
So, if we are talking about systems and policies, then we will end the victimisation of us as political class. I agree with the argument that perhaps, there were some excesses in the implementation of the law by the National Communications Authority (NCA), but that does not mean that we should personalise it and say that the sector Minister is personally liable or that she should be punished for excesses as a result of the implementation of the law. However, if we continuously hold institutions accountable, I believe that even if we are unable to perfect our system, it would get to appreciable level that Ghanaians will know that systems and policies work in this country.
Mr Speaker, issues were raised about Agyapa Royalties deal. By the Grace of God, the vetting offered an

Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin (NPP -- Effutu)

opportunity for Ghanaians to understand in a simple language that the much talked about Agyapa Transaction was not an entity owned by a certain Ghanaian, neither is it owned by somebody in high political office or a family member of a politician, but that the Agyapa Royalties transaction was wholly owned by the State under the Minerals Income and Investment Fund, which was an Act passed by this House.
Mr Speaker, one more time, under article 103 (3), if we had discharged our mandate in a manner that would have meant that we were actually doing oversight, I am sure that Hon Members of Parliament then would not have joined the chorus in saying that individuals in political offices were selling out our mineral income or that individuals owned shares and those people are connected to politicians. The public has been poisoned but in reality, is it the case?
Mr Speaker, again, I agree with the Hon Minority Chief Whip's position that often, the public is poisoned and they develop a certain expectation of us, but who caused it? We ourselves. We still remember the “Let the Blood Flow” of 1979. Do we want it again? No! We have gotten to a point that we all want due process to work. So, why should we, as a political class
antagonise ourselves? That is the reason why today, I am proud of the position of the Minority Side of this House. That we are in this together, we disagree and agree. There are issues and we would take time to explain to our followers that we act within the confines of the law.
Yesterday, if they saw us debating and voting, today it is not the same; it is consensus. They would have to appreciate how we work. It is not somebody's duty; it is our duty to explain to them. I adopt all the positives taken, the advice of Hon Muntaka as though they were my own submission and I would want Hansard to capture that I associate myself strongly with the admonition that as a political class, we need to learn to work together for the good of the country.
Mr Speaker, having said these, let me finally touch on a matter of law and on due process of law. We heard that the Special Prosecutor did some corruption risk assessments. The learned Attorney-General and Minister for Justice-designate addressed this and same is captured under page 23 of the Report.
Mr Speaker, clearly, he did not question that mandate of the learned
Special Prosecutor to do such a risk analysis. But the question was whether or not thereafter, the Report was supposed to be referred to the President? No.

Due process requires that the mandate, autonomy and the independence was so sufficient to enable him proceed to the next step. So, once again, if we agree that the only guiding principle is due process of law, then, as Hon MPs, we should continue to encourage systems and policies to work.

Mr Speaker, having said all of these, it is clear that all the 16 nominees qualify to be appointed as Hon Ministers to occupy public office as provided for under article 94(1) to (5), and the President, in so exercising his mandate under article 78, has done so and within the law.

Without specifying on certain qualifications of some of them, I would generally say that the young ones among them must see themselves as shining examples. Mr Speaker, they can only, in the minimum, be an inspiration to the many that see them.

I must emphasise, when we were in Opposition, and the likes of the Hon

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa were appointed to be in public office, it became an inspiration to some of us that if these young men in the NDC have been given the opportunity, then, we must also work hard. Therefore, to my young colleagues, I believe that they must see themselves as shining stars that would be looked upon; that people would look at their work to be inspired and that they must never forget.

Mr Speaker, I noticed that there is some haste for this debate to end -- [Interruption] Mr Speaker, my mentor must know that you have given me some time because he is giving direction.

Mr Speaker, I hold the view that by accepting the recommendation of the Appointments Committee, we would be helping the President in the governance of this country. He cannot do it alone. Businesses must move, and without substantive Ministers, they cannot.

To end my submission, let me touch on this matter. Whenever you hear of corruption or procurement infraction, you never hear the name of any foreign company with the supposed infraction. It is always about a Ghanaian company. I have been asking myself: does that mean that for all procurement matters that involve

Mr Afenyo-Markin

With these -- are you on a point of order?

Mr Iddrisu

Mr Speaker, I am on a point of order because the Hon Deputy Leader has just used words that if he is not stopped, he would grossly mislead this House. When he referred to procurement, he just used the words “contrary to law”. I believe he is responding to us when we said that Frontier Healthcare Services -- [Interruption]. I said you were responding. We said procurement and said Ghanaian and foreign. You did not use foreign.
Mr Speaker, if you procure without respect to the Public Procurement Act as amended, that is contrary to law, and those were the matters we brought to fore. We simply demanded answers on how that particular service has been secured for Ghanaians to pay US$150 for purposes of antigen tests at the airport when we only have details of rental of offices in the Ministry of Transport. Mr Speaker, if he says “contrary to law”, it is contrary to the Public Procurement Act.

Mr Afenyo-Markin

Mr Speaker, my learned Colleague has used his experience in leadership and as a former students' leader to make a point known again. I never made reference to Frontier Healthcare
Services; I made a general statement which he and I know is true.
In any event, we as a Parliament must show interest in procurement related issues and follow due process in questioning infractions. The gallery approach is not good for our country and those in public office, and that is the reason in particular, even in the Frontier Healthcare Services matter, it is clear that it is not true that they did not follow due process. This is because the evidence as given to us by the nominee clearly shows that communications went to PPA and they responded.
Mr Speaker, having said this, I thank you for the opportunity and urge the House to accept the recommendation of the Committee, and approve the 16 nominees by consensus.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Hon Members. At the conclusion of the debate, I will put the Question.
Question put and Motion agreed to.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

The House has accordingly approved the following persons for ministerial
appointments in accordance with article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution:
1. Hon Kwaku Agyeman-Manu -- Minister for Health;
2. Hon Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen -- Minister for Trade and Industry;
3. Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame - Attorney-General and Minister for Justice;
4. Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful - Minister for Communications and Digitalisation;
5. Hon Samuel Abdulai Jinapor -- Minister for Lands and Natural Resources;
6. Hon Akwasi Amoako-Atta -- Minister for Roads and Highways;
7. Hon Francis Asenso-Boakye -- Minister for Works and Housing;

8. Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah -- Minister for Transport;

9. Mr Peter Amewu, -- Minsiter for Railways Development;

10. Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah -- Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources;

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

11. Dr Awal Mohammed -- Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture;

12. Hon Ebenezer Kojo Kum -- Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs;

13. Hon Dr Kwaku Afriyie -- Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation;

14. Hon Mustapha Ussif -- Minister for Youth and Sports;

15. Hon Joseph Cudjoe -- Minister at the Presidency for Public Enterprises; and

Leadership, any indication?

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker, thank you very much. Let me also thank Hon Colleagues for such endurance that they have displayed. Tomorrow we shall have to Sit earlier than the usual time. We would Sit at 11 a.m., so that is the only announcement I want to make.
I would also want to indicate to Leadership that we may have to join Mr Speaker to the family house of the
late Deputy Clerk, Mr Robert Apodolla at 9.30 a.m. We hope that by 11 a. m., we shall be back to commence Sitting. We would meet here in Parliament at 9.30 a.m., to begin from here with the Speaker to the family house. The House would commence Sitting at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

Mr Iddrisu

Mr Speaker, we are in your hands now, having listened to the Leader of Government Business. I would just want to make one observation. In our Standing Orders, although we are not respecting the time, normally when we get to 2 o'clock, for the record, you always have to make the declaration that you are extending Sitting beyond the prescribed hours for the purposes of the Table.
I just noticed that yesterday and today. The fact that we come at any other time does not mean that we are operating outside the particular provision of the Standing Orders.
I would also encourage Hon Colleagues to be present so that tomorrow we can mourn Mr Robert Apodolla, the late Deputy Clerk, and then we start at 11 a.m. So Mr Speaker, we are in your hands. Thank you.

Mr Second Deputy Speaker

Hon members, the House is accordingly adjourned to tomorrow, 5th March, 2021 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

Debates of 4 Mar 2021

PRAYERS 6:26 p.m.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS AND THE OFFICIAL REPORT 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Nelson Kyeremeh 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Desmond De-Graft Paitoo 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Ms Theresa Lardi Awuni 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Ms Awuni 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:26 p.m.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu 6:26 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Geoffrey Kini 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Dr Hamza Adam 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Dr Hamza Adam 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr J. Osei-Owusu 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Osei-Owusu 6:39 p.m.

Some Hon Members 6:39 p.m.

Mr J. Osei-Owusu 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:39 p.m.

Mr K. N. Aboagye 6:39 p.m.

Mr Speaker 6:49 a.m.

Mr Speaker 6:49 a.m.

Mr Osei-Owusu 6:49 a.m.

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu) 6:49 a.m.

Mr Haruna Iddrisu 6:49 a.m.

Mr Speaker 6:49 a.m.

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu) 6:49 a.m.

Mr Haruna Iddrisu 6:49 a.m.

Mr Speaker 6:49 a.m.

MOTIONS 6:49 a.m.

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu) 6:49 a.m.

MANU -- MINISTER-DESIGNATE 6:49 a.m.

FOR HEALTH 6:49 a.m.

-- MINISTER-DESIGNATE 6:49 a.m.

FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY 6:49 a.m.

DAME -- MINISTER DESIG- 6:49 a.m.

NATE FOR ATTORNEY- 6:49 a.m.

JUSTICE 6:49 a.m.

EKUFUL - MINISTER 6:49 a.m.

DESIGNATE FOR 6:49 a.m.

COMMUNICATIONS AND 6:49 a.m.

DIGITALISATION 6:49 a.m.

JINAPOR - MINISTER- 6:49 a.m.

DESIGNATE FOR LAND 6:49 a.m.

AND NATURAL RESOURCES 6:49 a.m.

ATTA - MINISTER-DESIGNATE 6:49 a.m.

FOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS 6:49 a.m.

BOAKYE - M I N I S T E R - 6:49 a.m.

HOUSING 6:49 a.m.

ASIAMAH -- MINISTER- 6:49 a.m.

DESIGNATE FOR TRANSPORT 6:49 a.m.

DVLA 6:49 a.m.

DVLA 6:49 a.m.

MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR 6:49 a.m.

RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT 6:49 a.m.

MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR 6:49 a.m.

RESOURCES 6:49 a.m.

MOHAMMED -- MINISTER- 6:49 a.m.

PRAYERS

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS AND THE OFFICIAL REPORT

Mr Speaker

Mr Speaker

Mr Nelson Kyeremeh

Mr Speaker

Mr Desmond De-Graft Paitoo

Mr Speaker

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker

Ms Theresa Lardi Awuni

Mr Speaker

Ms Awuni

Mr Speaker

Mr Speaker

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Speaker

Mr Geoffrey Kini

Mr Speaker

Dr Hamza Adam

Mr Speaker

Mr Speaker

Dr Hamza Adam

Mr Speaker

Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker

Mr J. Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker

Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin

Mr Speaker

Mr Osei-Owusu

Some Hon Members

Mr J. Osei-Owusu

Mr Speaker

Mr Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye

Mr Speaker

Mr K. N. Aboagye

Mr Speaker

Mr Speaker

Mr Osei-Owusu

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

Mr Haruna Iddrisu

Mr Speaker

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

Mr Haruna Iddrisu

Mr Speaker

MOTIONS

Chairman of the Committee (Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu)

MANU -- MINISTER-DESIGNATE

FOR HEALTH

-- MINISTER-DESIGNATE

FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY

DAME -- MINISTER DESIG-

NATE FOR ATTORNEY-

JUSTICE

EKUFUL - MINISTER

DESIGNATE FOR

COMMUNICATIONS AND

DIGITALISATION

JINAPOR - MINISTER-

DESIGNATE FOR LAND

AND NATURAL RESOURCES

ATTA - MINISTER-DESIGNATE

FOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

BOAKYE - M I N I S T E R -

HOUSING

ASIAMAH -- MINISTER-

DESIGNATE FOR TRANSPORT

DVLA

DVLA

MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR

RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT

MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR

RESOURCES

MOHAMMED -- MINISTER-

DESIGNATE FOR TOURISM,