A Lot Is Expected From You; Mahama Tells Minority Group In Parliament

The former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has reminded National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament that Ghanaians are in high expectations of their delivery in Parliament.

“You have become the immediate hope of a people who labour under irresponsible governance and abuse of office”, John Mahama remarked during the closing ceremony of the workshop for the minority caucus in the Volta region on July 17, 2022

Mahama stated that the legislators, with their numbers, have done what is within their power to shield Ghanaians against some draconian and very poor policy proposals of the Akufo-Addo government.

“You have stood firmly and pushed back against blatant abuse of Parliamentary rules and standing orders. Deploying unorthodox methods on some occasions, you have held a marauding government, that has viewed itself as invincible and that treats Ghanaians with contempt, at bay and prevented them, as far as possible, from ramming very unpopular policies down the throats of our people.”

That notwithstanding, he charged minority MPs to inject further impetus into its work by keeping a keener eye on the activities of the Executive.

He added that “The scrutiny that you are required to do on behalf of the people who elected you also extends to all state institutions. The framers of the 1992 constitution intended that a number of these institutions complement the efforts of the Legislature at ensuring good governance.

“The style of this administration has been to subjugate and dominate these institutions for parochial and partisan gain. These institutions have thus become pliant tools for the furtherance of the political ends of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Akufo-Addo”.

One such institution, he said, was the Electoral Commission.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini