M<\/strong>The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has indicated that Parliament is ready to listen to the interests of Ghanaians before a final decision will be taken on the construction of the proposed 450-seater new chamber block for parliamentarians.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u201cI will strongly suggest that if the people we
\nrepresent insist strongly that we shelve this idea of a new chamber, why not?
\nWe will do it because, after all, we represent them and cannot force anything
\non them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He
\nexpressed these sentiments yesterday at a media briefing by the leadership of Parliament
\nto react to what they called \u2018misconception\u2019 about the proposed project and the
\nsubsequent public outcry over the intended project.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid members of the public might be justified in their criticisms because the
\nprocess of getting the public to understand the intention behind the project as
\nwell as involving the entire membership of Parliament was not handled very well.
\nHe pointed out that the Parliamentary Service Board was prepared to learn from
\nits mistake.<\/p>\n
He
\nalso used the occasion to profusely apologise to his fellow parliamentarians
\nfor leaving them in the dark as far as the intended project was concerned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI
\nthink it was most inappropriate and offensive not to have
\ninformed parliamentarians first in whose name the project was being done before
\nany process was initiated,\u201d he said stressing\u00a0
\nthe Members of Parliament (MPs) should have been informed first about
\nthe new chamber block because they will be the direct beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
He said
\nthe decision on the project had not been finalised and if that is done it would
\ndefinitely be presented to Parliament for approval.<\/p>\n
According
\nto the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, the decision on the proposed project
\nwas taken entirely by Parliament as an independent institution and did not
\nemanate from the Executive, for which reason the Executive must not be blamed
\nfor any lapses in the execution of the project.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid Parliament had learnt from its mistakes and would definitely do the right
\nthing in the best interest of the Ghanaian public.<\/p>\n
He,
\nhowever, explained that the project which had been bastardised was well
\nintended to provide more spacious chamber to allow a newly elected president to
\nbe sworn into office before Parliament as the 1992 Constitution says.<\/p>\n
He also said that the facility is not meant for 450 MPs but rather to provide more seats for visitors to the chamber during ceremonial events like state of the nation address, budget and swearing-in ceremonies which are usually witnessed by important national figures like former presidents, former first ladies, former chief justices as well as ministers of state who are not MPs. <\/p>\n
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