Yes, that is what under normal circumstances should be the case, but what needs to be pointed out is the fact that the current structure of parliament which makes it more or less a blockade to the party in government can equally become a dangerous recipe for bribery and corruption.
First of all, the legislature has not been able to satisfactorily purge itself of the corruption perception the public has held about it over the years which has been underscored by some allegations by not just its own members but leading ones for that matter.
In 2008, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Esikuma-Odobin-Brakwa Constituency, Paul Collins Appiah-Ofori alleged that members on the then-Majority side (NPP) had been paid $5,000 each by the government to push forward the Vodafone deal.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs on the appointments committee of the designated have explained that they were forced to reject Hawa Koomson because she completely lacks knowledge of the Fisheries Ministry.
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The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) says it comes as no surprise that some of the Ministerial nominees who recently appeared before Parliament’s Appointee Committee have been rejected.
Dr Rashid Dramani who was speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show Tuesday said the ministerial vetting must be based on their substance.
He was, therefore, not surprised when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs on the Committee outrightly rejected some of the nominees.
“A few of them, I was not surprised. If you take the Communications Minister-designate [Ursula Ekuful], before the start of the process, there had been calls by CSOs on how she discharged her duties in the previous government and her conduct. So I wasn’t surprised; I knew that that nominee is going to have some challenges.