Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred the nominations of two members of the House for ministerial positions to the Appointments Committee for vetting.
Mahama Ayariga and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings will face the committee on August 25, together with one nominee to the Supreme Court.
The announcement was made in Parliament on August 24 upon resumption of the House from recess.
Mahama Ayariga has been nominated to the position of Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings head to the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology.
On August 7, President John Dramani Mahama reshuffled his ministers.
Ahmed Ibrahim was moved from the Local Government Ministry to Works, Housing and Water Resources.
The Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga was nominated to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.
President Mahama also nominated Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings as Minister designate of Environment, Science and Technology.
This announcement was contained in a press release issued by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu on August 7.
The Works and Housing Minister Kenneth Gilbert Adjei was reassigned to Ministry of Defense.
This is the first ministerial reshuffle in President John Dramani Mahama’s second term in office.
On August 26, two other nominees to the Supreme Court will have their turn.
