Appointment Committee sets date for Ken Ofori-Atta’s vetting

The Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta will on Thursday, March 25, 2021, appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament.

This comes after the nominee requested a new vetting date on health grounds and had to travel to the US to seek further medical care, following complications after recovering from Covid-19.

He however returned to Ghana on Monday, March 22, 2021.

The vetting was originally scheduled for Monday, February 15, 2021, but Mr Ofori-Atta, who is unwell, was unable to meet it due to ill health.

In a letter dated February 14, 2021, and addressed to Joseph Osei Owusu, the Committee’s Chair, Mr Ofori-Atta made reference to the Committee’s letter dated February 1, 2021, inviting him to appear before it.

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But, he wrote back to inform the Committee of his inability to honour the invitation.

Mr Ofori-Atta is the only nominee left on the list of ministers President Akufo-Addo presented to Parliament on January 21, 2021, for vetting.