GhanaStar
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music
No Result
View All Result
GhanaStar
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music
No Result
View All Result
GhanaStar
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Why Parliament Rejects 6m Budgetary Allocation

December 19, 2017
in News
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Senior Minister’s Office – For those who do not know, The office of the Senior Minister headed by Yaw Osafo Maafo, was created by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he assumed office.

You Might Also Like

Why Ghana and Nigeria Were Not Invited to the Russia-Africa Summit

Two People Arrested in Connection with Death of X-Rated American IG Model, Tyger Booty

Ghana’s Parliament Erupts into Chaos as NDC MP whisks away Speaker’s seat

Parliament has now rejected the 2018 budgetary allocation for the office of the Senior Minister for its planned programmes and policies.

See Also: NDC 2020 Race: Former Minister Spio-Garbrah Confirms Interest in Presidency

The Parliament’s rejection of the allocation is on the grounds that the Senior Minister’s office was not a legal creation and therefore could not be allocated any funds from the national budget.

The leader of the Minority in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu championed the charge for the rejection. According to him, the Senior Minister’s office is expected to coordinate the activities of other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies and thus cannot be treated as a separate Ministry without legal backing.

Mr. Iddrisu cited the Executive Instrument (EI 28) Civil Service Ministry Statement 2017, signed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, which included all ministries except the office of the Senior Minister.

See Also: Women in Ghana Politics: Former Gender Minister Calls For More Female Involvement In Govt

The post he said is only being held morally and the president “must do what is legally appropriate to create the office by the Executive Instrument unless a different instrument is issued to that effect”

On that note, the majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu said the office ought to be placed under the office of government machinery to ensure effective accountability.

President Akufo- Addo’s nomination of Mr. Osafo-Maafo as Senior Minister, was met with condemnations, with critics saying that it is a superfluous portfolio with no proper designation. The Senior Minister concept was first introduced during the erstwhile NPP administration under John Kufuor.

Some stakeholders including Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga had also argued that the creation of the office was unconstitutional.

But stakeholders in the likes of former minister Osarfo Marfo had defended the President Nana Addo’s creation of the Senior Minister portfolio.

Explaining at his vetting, Osarfo Marfo said that his core duty was to coordinate the roles of the various economic ministries in the new government.

Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana News. Get the latest Ghana news, breaking news, sports, politics, entertainment and more about Ghana, Africa and beyond.

Tags: addoexecutiveFootwear - NECghanagovernment machineryHaruna IddrisuInstrumentleaderMajority LeaderministerMinister for EducationMinisters OfficeNana AddoNana Addo DankwaNana Akufo-AddoNana Akufo-Addo administration controversiesOsarfo MarfoOsei Kyei Mensah BonsuParliament for Bawku CentralpoliticsPolitics of GhanapresidencypresidentSenior MinisterSenior Minister for its planned programmes and policiesSenior Ministers OfficeSpio-Garbrah Confirms Interest

Related News

Why Ghana and Nigeria Were Not Invited to the Russia-Africa Summit

Why Ghana and Nigeria Were Not Invited to the Russia-Africa Summit

by ghanastar
July 28, 2023
0

The Russia-Africa summit, which took place in St. Petersburg in July 2023, was notable for the absence of two of...

Two People Arrested in Connection with Death of X-Rated American IG Model, Tyger Booty

Two People Arrested in Connection with Death of X-Rated American IG Model, Tyger Booty

by ghanastar
January 2, 2022
0

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of two persons in connection with the death of Julie Diane Williams,...

Ghana’s Parliament Erupts into Chaos as NDC MP whisks away Speaker’s seat

Ghana’s Parliament Erupts into Chaos as NDC MP whisks away Speaker’s seat

by ghanastar
December 1, 2021
0

Ghana's Paliament on Wednesday erupted into chaos with minority and majority members shoving and pushing each other. The heated confrontation...

Cedi records highest depreciation against dollar in 36 weeks

Cedi records highest depreciation against dollar in 36 weeks

by ghanastar
December 1, 2021
0

The local currency is back into free-fall mode against its major counterpart trading currency, the US dollar, as it records...

Next Post

Ghanaians Abroad To Vote In 2020 After Court Orders ROPAA Implementation

Impeachment of EC Chair, Deputies To Be Done 'in-Camera'

Categories

  • Africa & World
  • African Music Lyrics Directory
  • Business
  • Business Directory
  • celebrities
  • Computing
  • Diaspora
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Ghana Elections 2016
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • International
  • Internet
  • Jobs
  • lifestyle
  • Music
  • News
  • Offbeat
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Profiles
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Seth Terkper
  • Smart Home
  • Social Networks
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Top Stories
  • World News

Tags

accra addo africa Association football Banks - NEC business Business_Finance chairman Donald Trump economy education Entertainment_Culture environment Geography of Africa ghana Ghanaian people government Government of Ghana Human Interest John Dramani Mahama john mahama Law_Crime mahama minister MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election Nana Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Nana Akufo-Addo National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (NDC) New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party (NPP) nigeria politics Politics of Ghana president Social Issues Social Media Social Media & Networking sports United Kingdom United Nations United States Vice President War_Conflict

Recent Posts

  • Government of Ghana Unveils Official Portraits of President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
  • Who Is the Woman (Sheena Gakpe) in Sarkodie’s Latest Hit “No Sir” and Why Everyone Is Talking about It
List of Ghana Holidays for 2020
Ghana Geocoding
Ghana Cedis Exchange API
Ghana Maps Service
Toyota Cars Auto Auction History
  • African Music Lyrics Directory
  • Business Directory
  • Diaspora
  • Top Stories

All rights reserved © 2021 GhanaStar.com

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music

All rights reserved © 2021 GhanaStar.com