Bagbin urges government to resource Parliament

GEO 12/03/2021

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Bagbin urges government to resource Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Right Honourable Kingsford Alban Sumana Bagbin,

has asked the government to provide adequate resources for the operations

of Parliament and the Judiciary in the 2021 Budget. He said Parliament and

the Judiciary were both arms of government and should be strengthened

to function efficiently and hold the executive in check.

Bagbin urges government to resource Parliament

He noted that Members of Parliament (MPs) could not continue to work

from their homes to do government business, hence the need to resource

the Legislature to function effectively. Mr Bagbin said this after the presentation

of the Business Statement of Parliament for next week, ending March 20,

ahead of the Budget Statement. The Business Statement was presented by

the Deputy Chairman of the Business Committee, Alex Afenyo-Markin.

The Speaker warned that the House would not entertain noise-making

and heckling by members during the debate on the Budget next week.

He asked the MPs to do proper analysis and scrutiny of the Budget

in the best interest of the people of Ghana.

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