On Wednesday, January 8, 2024, the 9th of Ghana approved the composition of some key committees, including the Appointments Committee.

The committee is tasked with the critical role of vetting nominees of President John Dramani Mahama for positions such as ministers, deputy ministers, Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court, ministers of state, Special Prosecutor, Inspector General of Police, and other positions specified under the constitution.

Relying on a ratio of 183:88 between the Majority and Minority Caucus, the House approved an eleven-member Appointments Committee made up of seven representatives from the Majority Caucus and four representatives from the Minority Caucus.

The committee will be chaired by the Member of for Akatsi South and First Deputy Speaker, .