The vetting of Deputy Minister-Designate for Vitality and Inexperienced Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, took an surprising flip when he failed to call the energy policy from the 2024 manifesto of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC).
Throughout his vetting earlier than Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, twenty fifth February, Minority Chief Alexander Afenyo-Markin requested the nominee to stipulate the occasion’s insurance policies for the power sector.
In his try and reply, Mr Gyan-Mensah started by referencing the President, however the Minority Chief shortly interrupted, urging him to supply a direct response. After a short pause, the nominee admitted:
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I’ve not praised myself with the entire coverage.
Following the awkward alternate, Chairman of the committee and deputy majority chief Kwaku Ricketts-Hagan tried to justify the nominee’s failure to state the coverage, remarking:
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Our manifesto shouldn’t be a driving licence, so we don’t carry it with us. If in case you have a difficulty with it, please elevate it. However asking nominees to provide the occasion’s manifesto is like asking them to provide Ghana’s Structure.
Regardless of the nominee’s struggles, the NDC’s power sector insurance policies, as outlined of their manifesto states that the occasion will:
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Restructure and realign each operative and regulatory businesses to reinforce sector effectivity, transparency, accountability, and governance the place crucial;
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Develop an Vitality Sector Strategic Framework to combine the power and energy subsectors;
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Assessment, and implement the money waterfall mechanism guaranteeing Electrical energy Firm of Ghana (ECG) promptly passes on the suitable share of income to upstream suppliers;
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Ring-fence ESLA funds for his or her meant functions; and
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Enhance professionalism throughout the sector.
