Why CSOs have become more important than Parliament – Kofi Bentil reveals
Kofi Bentil, a policy analyst, has bemoaned parliament’s weak oversight responsibility on the executive, leading to many shady projects, such as the Saglemi housing scandal.
He said when it comes to serving as a check on the executive; civil society organisations appear to play the role better than parliament.
“CSOs have become too important because parliament does not seem to always be on the beat,” he told Samson Lardy Anyenini on NewsFile Saturday.
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The legal practitioner noted several major decisions taken by Parliament suffer critical scrutiny.
The issue underscored by Mr. Bentil is the reason Harry Yamson says the legislature needs a budget office.
Fellow of Solidaire Ghana, Harry Yamson, also speaking on the show called on parliament to set up a budget office to track monies it approves for the executive to spend.
The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, nodded his approval.
Source: Myjoyonline
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