Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has brought to light a concerning issue regarding approximately 700 cases that have been referred to various parliamentary committees for investigation but remain unresolved.
Both the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and other Members of Parliament have repeatedly expressed frustration over the prolonged delays in presenting committee reports on crucial national matters for consideration during plenary sessions.
Ablakwa, while expressing dismay over the Majority Caucus’s sluggishness in finalizing the composition of its members on the ad-hoc committee tasked with investigating issues related to the stalled National Cathedral project, urged the Speaker to take decisive action against the leadership of such committees.
He emphasized the importance of parliamentarians fulfilling their constitutional duties promptly, stating, “We are either taking our constitutional mandate seriously or not. The people don’t elect us to come to this House to waste time and not attend to matters urgently and to derelict on our constitutional mandate, and so I think it is time to crack the whip.”
Ablakwa highlighted a concerning remark made by the clerk during a recent workshop, revealing that around 700 referrals have yet to be addressed, underscoring the urgency for improvement in parliamentary efficiency.
