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    "content": "Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. This will allow the conclusion of the approval Motions after the tabling of the reports when the House is recalled for the special sittings on or around 16th December 2015. To avoid further doubts, Section 13(1) of the said Act provides that:- “Despite the provisions of this Act or any other written law, where a time is prescribed for doing an act or taking a proceeding by the National Assembly relating to a public appointment, the National Assembly may, by resolution, extend that time by a period not exceeding fourteen days.” In this regard, I wish to guide the Committees and the House as follows:- (i) the Committees should immediately notify the nominees and the general public of the time and place of holding approval hearings in good time to ensure commencement of the necessary hearings in good time; and (ii) the Committees are expected to have concluded their reports to the House on or before 15th December 2015 to enable the House to consider the respective reports and the nominees immediately thereafter. Finally, let me take this early opportunity to correct the wrong impression created by the print and electronic media with regard to the vetting of the nominees for the position of Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs). Articles 152(5)(a) and 155(4) allow the President to reassign a Cabinet Secretary or a Principal Secretary duties respectively. The interpretation of these provisions is that a person vetted and approved for appointment to the position of Cabinet Secretary or Principal Secretary may be reassigned within the same position by the President. Indeed, any appointment approved by the National Assembly would not require subsequent vetting if the reassignment is of the same nature and responsibility. Consequently, serving Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries who have been moved to other Ministries or State Departments will not require further approval of the House. I thank you."
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