Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Mubarak Muntaka has said the new standing orders of Parliament which was adopted in January this year could create an avenue for unhelpful political attacks in the House.
He said he was disturbed by how business ensued in the current parliament and expressed concern about how things could look if the balance of power remained as narrow as it presently is.
“With this acrimonious environment I’m doubting whether it will help us because then [lawmakers would say] ‘this is the committee that we can use to cause havoc’ instead of ‘this is a committee that we can use to demand more oversight, making sure things are done’. Now it becomes a tool for you-do-me-I-do-you, that kind of ping pong thing,” he averred.
He warned that if the House were not “careful” the new standing orders could derail parliamentary work by creating “more difficulty”.
“Especially if whoever wins, I’m very hopeful that National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win but we must win with a very very majority like in 2017 when President Nana Addo had a super comfortable majority,” the seasoned lawmaker offered to explain the dynamics for stability in his estimation.
The new standing orders of Parliament has increased the number of standing committees in the legislature and provided the minority with considerable influence including the gavel of the Assurance Committee.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/Mitchell Asare Amoamah
