The IMANI Ghana Founding President & CEO Franklin Cudjoe, has stated that the Vice Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Mr. Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, MP for Cape Coast South, is better at chairing the ongoing ministerial vetting process than his chairman Bernard Ahiafor, MP for Akatsi South.
Mr Ricketts-Hagan chaired the process when it resumed on Monday, February 24, and Tuesday, February 25 with vetting of deputy ministerial nominees going on smoothly.
However, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Ahiafor took over on Wednesday but only earned the disapproval of the IMANI boss.
He described the chairing of Mr Ahiafor as “uninspiring, unprepared, boring and capriciously jaundiced, and political.”
Mr. Franklin Cudjoe also commended Co-Chair and Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin for his unconventional style of questioning which, in his view, enlivens the process.
According to him, Mr Ricketts-Hagan and Mr Afenyo-Markin were a superior duo to umpire the process.
“We enjoyed two days of cordial respectful, educative and entertaining vetting with Ricketts-Hagan and Afenyo, only to be inflicted with the uninspiring, unprepared, boring and capriciously jaundiced and political chairman- what chairman? Hon. Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan should have been Chairman of the Appointments Committee from day 1! He understands the issues, participates in clarifying questions especially from Afenyo-Markin, and responses from nominees. He knows who to point to at critical moments to ask questions.
“Be honest, guys. But for Afenyo-Markin, this whole vetting would have been boring, and we never would have known so much about the nominees. You don’t spoil it by bringing back the most rigid, unprepared and severely uninspiring chairman. Sad,” he added on his Facebook page, appealing, “Bring back Ricketts-Hagan.”
