{"id":340488,"date":"2017-01-25T07:53:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/25\/vetting-highlights-how-arrogant-was-agric-minister-designate-owusu-afriyie-akoto\/"},"modified":"2017-01-25T07:53:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T07:53:43","slug":"vetting-highlights-how-arrogant-was-agric-minister-designate-owusu-afriyie-akoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/25\/vetting-highlights-how-arrogant-was-agric-minister-designate-owusu-afriyie-akoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Vetting Highlights: How arrogant was Agric. Minister-Designate, Owusu Afriyie Akoto?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20723188.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akoto Afrihyienet1\" title=\"Akoto Afrihyienet1\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dr. Owusu Afriyie is optimistic of improved fortunes in the Agric. sector under the NPP government<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=146252114537294\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=146252114537294\"><br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1485342871_500_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A third batch of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s ministerial appointees appeared before the Appointments Committee on Tuesday January 24 for vetting.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s vetting saw Minister-designate for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afrihyie Akoto, reiterate the NPP&#8217;s resolve to revamp the Agric. sector in the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>His approach to some of the questions thrown at him by Members of the committee has however generated controversy with several Ghanaians describing his posturing at the vetting committee as cantankerous and arrogant. <\/p>\n<p>Watch highlights of the vetting of President Akufo-Addo&#8217;s nominee for the Agric. 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