Ghanaian Members of Parliament are lethargic and poor in analysis, hence most of them don’t spent time to scrutinize bills and loans before they are passed, according to the Vice President of Imani Ghana.
According to Kofi Bentil, the House must take steps to halt this trend, as MPs were spending less time in parliament scrutinizing policies.
In an interview with GHOne, Kofi Bentil warned of the growing culture of carelessness, as the MPs are only interested in receiving their fat salaries, rather than executing their core mandate.
His comments, which comes as MPs ended the 6th parliament, was backed by Dr Rasheed Draman, a policy analyst who was on the show.
“We are living through harsh economic conditions, MPs have a lot to do and yet they spent much of their time in recess and others don’t even show up at all. That is not good value for money, if you asked me,” he lamented.
“Parliament seems to be the most sluggish part of our governance system. And these are the people who are supposed to hold the executive in check and they are lazy themselves,” Kofi Bentil added.
He added that the 6th parliament in particular is the most ineffective ever since Ghana returned to multiparty democracy in 1992.
“This parliament’s performance has been the poorest over the years,” he stressed.
Source: asempanews
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You attention seekers be quiet! Why didn't you voice this out until the sixth Parliament was dissolved? Attention seekers indeed. Dog chew dog. You ain't seen nothing yet Bentil.
And Prof. Quaye is already complaining about their condition of service after the fat salaries and allowances they enjoy. Are we serious in this country?
This trend will go on forever until intellectuals like Kofi Benstil and others like him got off the fence and involve themselves in government. Parliament is filled with people of mediocre intellectual and political acumen. Representation should involve more than partisan inclination, education, and I mean higher education should be a major criteria in the selection process. Go to parliament and make changes Mr. Bentil. Join or form a party, bring in your intellectual cohorts and make a change