Okudzeto Ablakwa resigns from Parliament's Appointments Committee
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu cited personal reasons for his decision to resign from the Appointment Committee
Jonas Danquah 
NDC MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has submitted his resignation letter to the Speaker of Parliament indicating his decision to step down as a member of the Appointments Committee.
Per reports, he delivered the letter to the Speaker, Alban Bagbin and the Minority Leader, Haruna Idrissu on Tuesday night.
The MP did not disclose the exact reason for his resignation but said he took the decision after “careful reflection and thoughtful considerations.”
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The North Tongu legislator added that he will not be available for the vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s yet-to-be-announced deputy ministerial nominees.
The Appointment Committee has come under fire in recent times for approving some ministerial nominees, whom some section of the public considered unqualified.
Meanwhile the Speaker of Parliament is said to have requested a meeting with Okudzeto Ablakwa over the decision.
Mr. Ablakwa has been a member of the committee since the 6th Parliament which was inaugurated in 2013.
