20th January, 2017

The Daily Graphic urges members of the Vetting Committee to attach more seriousness to the vetting of ministers designate.  

The Graphic believes that the exercise serves as a useful purpose, especially as it seeks to prevent nominees from taking the trust reposed in them by the President for granted.  

Therefore, the members of the Appointment Committee will do the country a lot of disservice if they assume that the Ministers designate are already substantive ministers and simply wave them on when they appear before the Committee.  

The Daily Graphic knows that some of the nominees were ministers in the Kufuor government but that does not mean they should not be thoroughly taken through the process.  

The paper also urges Parliament to hasten the vetting process to enable the new government to take shape and begin its work.
                                   
The Ghanaian Times also writes on the vetting of the ministerial nominees.  

The paper says since 1993 that ministerial nominees have gone through vetting process, it has contributed  to the democratic development of the country hence the need to demonstrate openness of the excercise. 

It is the hope of the paper that the Appointment Committee would handle the exercise with all seriousness as their predecessors in order to bring out the best of the nominees. 

The Ghanaian Times urges the Committee to carry out this duty in a non-partisan manner to avoid any unnecessary criticism from the public.
                           
The daily heritage commiserates with the Asantehene and the Good Lord will grant the late Asantehemaa, Nana  Afia Kobi Serwah Ampem a restful and peaceful place.  

The paper referred to a statement by the Asanteman Council which praised the late Asantehemaa saying Asanteman has lost a great asset but takes comfort from the legacy of humility, love and service.  

It urges all Ghanaians to emulate the good deeds of the late Asantehemaa to move the country forward.

GBC