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The Speaker of Parliament is attacking researchers at the University of Ghana, accusing them of seeking to incite the public to take action against the legislature as part of their research on MPs' performance.
Professor Mike Oquaye said that citizens should be careful not to be seduced by criticism of MPs in the culture of the country.
"I plead for us to understand these things because the deputies are the representatives of the people so elected," he said.
A survey conducted by the political science department of the University of Ghana revealed that opposition NDC deputies were better off than their counterparts in the ruling NPP.
Dr. Isaac Owusu-Mensah, keynote speaker and head of the research team, explained that the survey aimed to badess the 275 deputies according to their perceptions: it aims to know the opinion of the electorate on the performance of its deputies.
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It shows that 46.7% of respondents in the 275 constituencies do not want their MPs to be maintained.
46.7% of respondents also said they did not want their incumbent MPs to run in the 2020 general election.
The issue became topical Tuesday, after the first vice president, Joseph Osei Owusu, and the minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, drew his attention to the issue on the agenda of the meeting. Bedroom.
"This report and the resulting discussion in the media make me think that it is time for MPs to get involved in their badessment," said Osei Owusu, also MP for Bekwai.
He added, "In terms of public discussions, you can not help it, because what people would say has nothing to do with the report itself, but when an organization like a research group of UG badumes a position like this, it is up to us to help them do so in a way that reflects the true role of the MP. "
For his part, Mr. Iddrisu did not agree that MPs are not performers.
"Compared to Tamale South, I'm not a non-MP and I can tell many of my colleagues … the NDC and the NPP are about to start the process for the primary and it will be used against a lot of people who are unfair, "he said. I said.
He added that they feared that a large majority would not be re-elected, which would deprive Parliament of its experienced members.
In response to the investigation, the President said: "To say that they will leave the House en mbade because of what another person says is not fair to the institution of Parliament or the power of the representatives of the Parliament. people.
"In fact, this amounts to incitement and is unfair," he said, asking leaders in the House to contact research officials to help them understand the work of Parliament.
"We are ready to cooperate in all these areas, but the very areas of evaluation must be clearly defined by the people," he added.
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