John Dramani Mahama, a former president of Ghana, has urged NDC Parliamentary Caucus members to engage in "real soul-searching" and learn to put the interests of the country above their own.
The request follows a Friday decision by Parliament to confirm six government nominations.
Voting was done in private.
At the party level, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken the view that the nominees should not be approved due to the nation's economic difficulties.
The NDC believes that the President should integrate ministries rather than appointing new ministers to fill vacancies in order to limit the number of his appointees.
Due to the legal dispute with Assin North, the NDC only has 135 seats where 135 people are qualified to vote.
Two of the 137 members of the NPP were not present.
With three absentee votes and 275 total eligible voters, 272 MP cast their vote.
With 154 votes in his favour, 116 votes against his candidature for appointment, one rejected ballot, and one absentee vote, Mr. Hammond was confirmed.
Dr. Amoah received 146 yes votes, 123 no votes, and 3 abstentions, while Mr. Amoah received 149 yes votes, 120 no votes, and 3 absentee votes.
Dr. Asamoah Boateng received 147 votes in favour of his appointment, 122 against it, and three abstentions. Dr. Amin Adam received 152 votes in favour, 117 against it, one rejected ballot, and two abstentions. Dr. Acheampong received 167 votes.
With Sarah Adwoa Safo, the MP for Dome Kwabenya, and Philip Barsoa, the MP for Kumawu, both missing, the Majority's 137 members were reduced by two before the vote.
Ms. Safo has been missing for an extended period of time for unknown reasons, while Barsoa became unwell without warning.
Despite being unwell, one more member of the Majority side, MP for Ahanta West Ebenezer Kojo Kum, was compelled to attend the House in order to make up the necessary votes for the fight to confirm the President's nominees.
As instructed by the Speaker, his ballot was delivered to him so he could cast a vote.
Members of NDC
This shows that several NDC Lawmakers voted against the party's position and approved the ministry nominations.
This is what prompted the former president to respond.
On Saturday, March 25, 2023, he posted on his official Facebook page that "those involved for this treachery must undertake some real soul-searching and learn to prioritise national interest before personal advantage."
He continued by saying that the MPs had let down Ghanaians after taking the moral stand of rejecting the nominations a few weeks prior in an effort to make the government smaller.
"Unfortunately, few Minority members went against the party's fundamental stance yesterday because of certain local and personal interests. Ghanaians were extremely unhappy.
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