Bagbin refers first ministerial nominees to Appointments C'ttee.

Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has referred three ministerial nominees to the Appointments Committee for consideration and report.

The nominees include Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Minister-Designate for Finance, John Jinapor as Minister-Designate for Energy, and Dominic Ayine as Attorney General and Minister-Designate for Justice who were named by President John Dramani Mahama.

“I have received on your behalf a message from the office of the President, dated January 9, 2025. Hon. members I will accordingly refer the nominees to the Appointments Committee for consideration and report to the house, it’s so referred.”

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh in response urged the nominees to prepare adequately to appear before the Appointments Committee for vetting.

“We want to caution your nominees to come prepared. It is not going to be business as usual so they should come prepared. I hope you will be prepared if you appear before the appointment committee.”

A copy of the statement from the presidency below:

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