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US Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan congratulated the Parliamentary Appointments Committee for the recent oversight of the ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
She said the way the Committee conducted its work during the verification process sent a strong signal that the work of the Eighth Parliament will not go as usual and that it takes its oversight functions very seriously.
She made this known on Wednesday March 17 when she called the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, and leaders including the Second Deputy, the two House leaders, the two Deputy Whips, the Clerk of the Parliament as well as parliamentary staff.
The American Ambassador congratulated Mr. Bagbin on his election to the high office of Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.
The two spoke on a number of key development issues in their respective countries and also discussed health, agriculture and the environment.
President Bagbin expressed gratitude for the good relations between Ghana and the United States and referred to the fragility of Ghanaian democracy, saying a look at the political makeup of the country shows that Ghanaians are no longer interested. through partisan politics and that they expect the two main political parties to put the best interests of the country first and work together more for the ultimate good of the country.
He also highlighted that accountability is a key ingredient for Ghana’s progress and urged politicians to take it into account.
The Right Honorable President also spoke of the need to strengthen the institutional capacity of the legislative branch of government. He also stressed the need to provide parliamentarians with offices and staff in their situation in order to facilitate consultations and work in constituencies.
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu spoke about the benefits of the many knowledge exchange programs between the two countries and stressed the need to improve trade relations and further strengthen the private sector, as it is the engine of growth for any economy.
Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu spoke of the indicators used to measure child labor and child trafficking that put Ghana in a bad light and urged the United States to put the phenomenon in its proper context, saying that according to Ghanaian culture, Ghanaian children help their parents and relatives in their economic endeavors and it has nothing to do with child labor in any way.
He also spoke of the threat of money laundering and called on the United States to help state institutions block illicit transfers of funds.
The deputy for Tamale South also mentioned the need to make state institutions more responsive to the Covid-19 pandemic they are experiencing.
—3news.com
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