The New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for New Juaben in the Eastern Region, Hackman Owusu Agyemang has advocated for public hearings of Parliamentary Committee Sittings.
The MP who was the Minister for Interior under the former president Kufour’s administration said committee sittings should not be an in-camera, but the public should be invited to share their diverse views on topics under discussion.
He added if expertise advice is given to the committee it will help for effective discharge of the committee’s duties.
Mr. Hackman Owusu Agyemang gave the advice in reaction to comments by Head of the Kofi Annan Peace Keeping Training Center, that select committees should consult experts for advice in taking key developmental decisions.
Dr. Kwesi Ennin had earlier lashed out at the select committee for Interior and Defense for not seeking experts’ advice in the purchasing of five aircrafts for the Ghana Armed Forces with the tune of 250 million Dollars.
Hackman Owusu Agyemang told Adom FM on Friday that, giving access to the public to share their views on key issues will deepen democratic governance tremendously in the country.
He added that the public should be invited as it is done with Appointments and Public Accounts Committees.
Meanwhile, Dr. Kwesi Ennin has advised that parliament should invite companies that supply military equipment when they want to purchase such items.
‘Next time it should never happen that those who are selling will not appear before the defense and interior committee. The committee and the technical committee of the company should meet and do initial assessment of the purchasing before the final report is presented in parliament’. Dr. Ennin stressed.
He called for ample time to be given to defense and interior to do underground checks with technical committee with the company supplying the military equipment before further presentation is made to the executive.
Parliament last Wednesday approved the loan facility of $250 million for the purchase of the five aircrats.
Story: Akuamoah Boateng/Adom News
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