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March 10, 2025
The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi-Dorani believes the ordeals of Members of Parliament (MPs) particularly first-timers who usually resides far away in reaching parliament early can be avoided with the establishment of a parliamentary village.
He said MPs who stay far away from Parliament especially those from other Regions apart from Greater Accra have a tough task trying to adjust to the traffic situation in the capital in order to be early in the House to start the days business.
According to him, he would be the first to push for the establishment of a parliamentary village that is a bit close to Parliament House to accommodate MPs to aid the process of parliamentary activities.
“I am being very honest with you, most of us go through hell before getting to Parliament; I am from the Ashanti Region, I wish I can just walk without driving to Parliament, but I don’t have it that way and it’s a bit cumbersome”, he said in an interview.
Again, he stated that every weekend he drives to the Ashanti Region and get back to Accra on Monday since as an MP you also have your constituency to take care of.
Meanwhile, the Adansi/Asokwa MP further pointed out that in his view the afternoon sittings of the House advocated by the Rt.Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin is the way to address the quorum conundrum which is rampant in recent times, “so that early in the morning we can attend to other businesses of constituents”.
“You need to attend to the needs of your constituents so that, they do not have the feeling that after voting for you, you are not getting time for them and you are not interested in things to do with them”, he emphasised.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com