Members of Parliament by a unanimous decision, on Friday approved the nomination of Papa Owusu-Ankomah as the Minister of Youth and Sports.
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, who is the Deputy Majority Leader, was an obvious favourite of the House as other nominees whose approval preceded his this week, had to go through the bitter and tiresome secret ballot voting.
One such nominee, Mr Ben Osei Kuffuor, NPP-Asunafo North whose case drove the House into deadlock, had to annul his nomination to help the Majority and Minority to find common grounds to continue today's business.
The Minority had made it clear since his vetting on Wednesday, that they found Papa Owusu-Ankomah's integrity and capability unsoiled.
Meanwhile, the House by a unanimous decision approved a 4.1 million-dollar loan being contracted by government from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund, for the supply of equipment and services for the ecological restoration of the Korle Lagoon.
It also approved an I8.3 million Netherlands Guilder loan being contracted by government from DAF Bus International for the importation of 100 DAF/Neoplan buses to support the public transport programme of government.
