A civil society group wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reconsider his ministerial nominee for the Tourism and Creative Arts ministry.

According to Truth and Accountable Governance (TAG), Madam Catherine Afeku as Minister designate of Tourism and Creative Arts is not the right person for the ministry.

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The group in a statement  signed by its convener, Sirr Abdalah is alleging that the nominee is a fraudster and as such, should have her nomination revoked in order to save the integrity the president’s nominees.

"Mrs Afeku and her husband, Mr Seth Afeku, were found guilty for defrauding an American couple on 19-10-2013 by an Accra High Court presided over by Her [Ladyship] Barbara Ackah-Yensu. The trial judge directed the MP for Evalue-Gwira constituency and her husband to pay an amount of $217,464 plus 50 per cent interest to the plaintiff, Patricia and Bill Gick."

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According to him,  such a character should not be allowed to hold public office.

"We also believe that Private Investors both Local and International will not have confidence and trust in the sector if an alleged fraudster is allowed to hold that office. H.E Akufo-Addo being a Lawyer and an anti-corruption campaigner, should have known better. We are calling on him to immediately revoke the appointment of Mrs Catherine Afeku as Minister of Tourism designate if he wants Ghanaians to believe in his willingness to fight corrupt officials," he said.

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Meanwhile, Sirr Abdalah in an interview on Accra FM said, "We want to make sure that our public servants are credible, without blemish, and are people who can protect our purse. This woman was declared a fraudster and so she should not be appointed as a minister. She has violated a court order and so should not be given any ministerial appointment."

"We all know the tourism sector needs huge investment, but how can investment come if a fraudster is heading that ministry? We will write to the Appointments Committee of parliament to ensure that she does not scale through," he added.