[ 2021-02-24 ]

Fishermen Back Hawa Koomson to head Fisheries & Aquaculture Ministry
The Ghana National Fishermen Council (GNFC) has
backed the nomination of Minister-designate for
Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon. Mavis
Hawa Koomson following the media uproar which
greeted her recent vetting in Parliament.


According to the association, the hullabaloo that
was generated on traditional and social media
following her appearance before Parliament’s
ministerial vetting committee was unnecessary and
a distraction from pertinent issues that had
arisen during the exercise.

A media statement released on February 23, 2021 by
the association, reads in part: “As fishermen,
our key concern and expectation is how the
Minister-designate intends to tackle niggling
issues like Seiko, light fishing, the influx of
foreign fishing vessels and the need for a foreign
vessel to conduct scientific research among
others.”

The statement further reads: “We share the
sentiments of several well-meaning Ghanaians who
have since the fallout of the vetting exercise,
opined that the mastery of English language is not
necessarily a sign of competence. The Honourable
Minister-designate will definitely work with
technocrats and industry players who equally have
the progress of the sector at heart.

Accordingly, we encourage the media to set the
agenda for a liberal conversation on how promises
elucidated in the manifesto of the current
government will be executed vis-a-vis the content
of the vetting exercise.”

Source - MyNewsGh.com

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