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M. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, leader of the majority and minister of parliamentary affairs, said he was upset by the growing monetization of political parties.
He warned that if care taken "very soon many institutions" of the government, especially the parliament, would be taken over by "people with big wallets."
million. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was speaking at a round table organized by his ministry for the direction of parliament
M. Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Senior Minister, attended this program, which focused on "Institutional Credibility and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana: Parliament in Perspective"
. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu noted that local and parliamentary elections were becoming more and more monetized and said it was a concern.
He asked that political parties focus not only on improving party structures but He said that one of the priorities of his ministry was to ensure that the image and the the dignity of Parliament are preserved and strengthened.
The success, efficiency and prestige of any institution depended on its orderly operation and scope. He noted that building credible and sustainable institutions took time and that after 25 years of the Fourth Republic, it was time to take stock of the situation. the quality and credibility of institutions, particularly the legislature.
million. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated that many factors affect the image of the parliament, but that "he exposes the House and its members to ridicule"
He complained of lack of knowledge of the rules, procedures and procedures. standing orders of certain deputies and stated that these showed their lack of interest in the execution of the law.
He reminded those who had spent a large part of their lives building the institution of parliament that they had the duty to watch over his sanctity
"It's time for us to to work without pbadion
We owe it to the people to bring Parliament closer so that they can appreciate what we are doing and better understand our difficulties, and that will woo their support and empathy. "
M. Osafo-Marfo, the main minister in his contribution urged parliament to breed its own credibility, saying "credibility is self-made".
He said the parliament lacked institution was the institutional capacity to oversee the country's finances in terms of budget.
He referred to the Liberian Parliament, which has a whole finance unit with expertise to oversee the finances of this nation.
million. Haruna Iddrisu, the minority leader, called in his contribution to strengthening democratic institutions and, more importantly, value systems.
He said that despite the democratic gains, there were still threats to the subsistence of He added that as part of the institutional consolidation of democracy in Ghana, the state should limit the number ministers that any president could appoint.
"It is time for us to take a bipartisan position, as a country, on the number of minsters that any president of Ghana can name," and he said the same thing should go for the Supreme Court.
Source: GNA
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