Ayariga, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings to be vetted today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is scheduled to vet Klottey-Korle Member of Parliament, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, and Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, today, Thursday, August 27, 2026.

The two nominees are among several appointments submitted by President John Dramani Mahama to Parliament for consideration and approval.

The proposed vetting schedule was presented to Parliament on Monday, August 24, by Mr Ayariga in his capacity as Chairman of the Business Committee.

The decision followed a request by the Business Committee for a waiver of the Standing Orders requirement relating to the publication of presidential nominations. The waiver was intended to allow the Appointments Committee to commence the vetting process without delay.

Following the vetting, the committee is expected to prepare and submit its reports to the full House for consideration and approval in accordance with parliamentary procedures.

Also scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee are three nominees nominated for elevation to the Supreme Court.

They are Justice Sophia Bernasko-Essah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal; Justice Edward Amoako Asante, also a Justice of the Court of Appeal and former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice; and Anthony Forson Jnr, a private legal practitioner and former President of the Ghana Bar Association.

The committee's assessment of the three nominees is expected to cover their judicial and professional experience, knowledge of the law, understanding of constitutional principles, professional records and suitability for appointment to Ghana's apex court.

Their vetting will form part of Parliament's constitutional responsibility to scrutinise presidential nominations requiring parliamentary approval.

Under Ghana's constitutional framework, certain appointments made by the President require parliamentary approval before nominees can assume office.

The Appointments Committee plays a central role in this process by examining the qualifications, experience and suitability of nominees through public vetting before submitting its recommendations to the full House.

The current exercise is taking place after Parliament was recalled for a special five-day sitting to consider urgent parliamentary business.

The outcome of the vetting will determine whether the nominees receive the committee's endorsement before their reports are presented to the full House for consideration.

The exercise is therefore expected to attract considerable attention as Parliament scrutinises the nominees and assesses their preparedness to assume the respective responsibilities for which they have been nominated.