The Appointments Committee of Parliament will commence vetting of persons appointed by the President for his second administration on February 10, 2021, a Ranking Member of the committee, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed.

He said to ensure a functional government, the committee would give priority to the vetting and appointment of key ministers-designate especially the ministers designate for health, finance and security.

He made this known in Parliament on Friday, January 29, 2021.

President Akufo-Addo had named 46 individuals who will be holding various portfolios as Ministers and Regional Ministers in his second term.

This list includes 30 Ministers and 16 Regional Ministers Designate who will be subjected to a parliamentary vetting and approval.

Out of this list, 15 Ministers in the first term of President Akufo-Addo have maintained their positions. These individuals are: Dominic Nitiwul – Defence
Ambrose Dery – Interior
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey – Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu – Parliamentary Affairs
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful – Communications and Digitalisation
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto – Food and Agriculture
Kwaku Agyemang Manu – Health
Kwasi Amoako-Atta – Roads and Highways
Kwaku Ofori Asiamah – Transport
Cecilia Abena Dapaah – Sanitation and Water Resources
Ignatius Baffuor Awuah – Employment and Labour Relations
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah – Information
Albert Kan Dapaah – National Security
Ken Ofori-Atta – Finance
There are also some Ministers in the previous government who have changed portfolios.

The former Minister of State responsible for Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo, now heads the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection; the former Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh now heads the Energy Ministry and the former Special Initiatives Minister, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, MP now heads the Fisheries Ministry.