Mubarak Muntaka, a member of Parliament for Asawase and the deputy Minority Chief Whip has stated emphatically that most of the country’s problem comes from the parliament house.
According to him, Ghana’s parliament is very weak and explained that lawmakers from the government side are unable to make their dissenting views on policies and initiatives that are introduced by the government known to the public even when they feel strongly to do so.
An interview with TV3 noted that “People on the government side don’t want to be seen to be opposing things that are coming from the government even when they know, deep down their heart that their conscience and principles don’t support it.
“Sometimes what they try to do, those who have a little conviction is to stay away. But to openly speak against it is difficult.
This is what is contributing to the weakening of parliament and we need to be able to overcome it.
“I have said that that the challenges of this country, 70 percent of them in my view are coming from a weak parliament. You see the Congress of America, you see the Parliament in the UK, something happens and the next day the committee is holding a public hearing, they don’t even give the technocrats time, under the heat, and before the public, they are questioning you.
“So, when people are going to act they are careful because they don’t want to appear before the Congress, they don’t want to appear before a parliamentary committee.
“Do we do that here? Most of our chairpersons are from the majority; even to call the meeting is a problem. The person doesn’t want to be seen to be acting because this agency head is a party person.” he stated.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
