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in the exercise of his deliberations .The president will determine how many within that formula he will appoint; whether he will appoint five or whether he will appoint three or whether he will appoint four,” he said.
Further, he added, “If you look at the previous Act, it has 22 representatives… but they list 12 agencies. It meant the President would have appointed the others on his own.
The reposing of powers of selection and appointment with the President for this board has raised serious concerns about the concentration of power and accountability.
‘Too important’
And as the nation waits on the President, the Private Sector Commission, which the law states will have one representative, is already planning on how its nominee will selected with its Chairman Paul Cheong saying it will be an inclusionary process , as the post is “too important” to not have consensus.
Cheong explained that next week there will be a meeting of the PSC and a discussion to “chart a way forward” will be on the agenda, although they have not yet received formal notification to submit their nominee’s name.
“We will have to open up for the sectoral bodies to nominate and we will have to go through a process. This is an important position and it has to be open,” he said underlining the importance of the legislation.
“We will have to appoint a committee to look at it and try to find the best possible persons,” he said. After the nominations, there will be a vote to determine the best person and that person’s name will be forwarded to the President for his approval or rejection.