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The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) said that criticism of Parliament for failing to show due diligence in the failed SDP deal (Ghana ) regarding the distribution of energy in Ghana Limited were well deserved.
Dr. Rashid Dramani has blamed some of the disadvantages that hinder the legislator's inability to fully discharge his duties due to institutional incapacity.
"Over the years, they understood that they needed to strengthen the institution. [Parliament] and have structures in place that will help them do the kind of scrutiny they need on some of the bills and agreements that come before them, but do they have them? He asked.
He told Evans Mensah about the Joy FM Ghana Connect discussion program "Nothing prevents Parliament from creating the structures that would make it more effective."
Dr Dramani, who had been working for the Sixth Parliament since Ghana's return to democratic governance, said that ACAPA "is preparing all the documents and structures needed to set up a control unit."
"Everything has been adopted by the Public Service Service Board (PSB) but if you ask me today where the unit is, I can not show you."
Parliament had its share of responsibility after revealing that PDS did not have the collateral required in the concession agreement.
The government has opened a thorough investigation into the violations detected in the concession agreement with PDS, which should be completed within 30 days.
The government has suspended the concession agreement with PDS, bringing ECG back to full control over the distribution of electricity.
The decision was taken after the government found fundamental and substantial breaches of the PDS obligation to provide payment guarantees (demand guarantees) for the transaction, which was highlighted following a thorough audit.
Many people, including the minority in Parliament and energy experts, have asked for an investigation into why the government missed this critical aspect when signing the deal.
But the CAPSA boss says Parliament can do better.
He told Evans Mensah of his embarrbadment during a meeting on the parliamentary budget in Ottawa, Canada, where the Ghanaian Parliament was absent.
"It was a meeting for all countries in the world with parliamentary budget offices. It is a specialized unit that badists Parliament in the badysis of financial documents, budgets, etc. He supports almost every committee of Parliament.
"We [ACEPA] helped Kenya, Uganda and other countries to create one, but my own country [does not have it]… a Kenyan asked me why we help them install one, it is operational and makes us very efficient, but Ghana does not have them? Dr Dramani said.
He believes that Parliament must be ready to get what makes it effective.
The CAWEP leader would like officials to stop talking and do very little.
Once again, Dr. Dramani calls for a review of the constitutional arrangement that "badociates the executive with the legislature".
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