Ghana’s Parliamentary Appointment Committee is under scrutiny, with calls for structural reforms to improve efficiency. Vera Abena Addo, a Programmes Officer at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has raised concerns about the committee’s large size and prolonged vetting sessions, arguing that the current approach is not the best.
“The structure of the appointment committee is just not helping us, it is not efficient,” she stated during an appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile.
According to her, the sheer number of committee members and the lengthy nature of the process often slow things down, making it less effective.
To address these issues, she proposed a more streamlined approach. “I think we should do the bisector vetting,” she suggested, advocating for a division of the vetting process to make it more focused and efficient while still maintaining thorough scrutiny of nominees.
While acknowledging that Ghana’s vetting system is beneficial for transparency, she pointed out that other countries, like the UK, operate without such an extensive process.
“The UK doesn’t even go through this vetting, but we have adopted an approach, which is very good for social accountability,” she said.
