News:
May 27, 2018
Eight (8) Ministers of State are expected to answer 17 questions from Members of Parliament next week.
This was disclosed after the business statement was presented on the floor of the House.
Members of Parliament from the Minority side of the House had expressed worry over most of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Ministers either not being in the jurisdiction to answer their questions and sending their Deputies, or not a single soul from the Ministry being on the floor.
And expressed the hope that the ensuing week Ministers would make themselves available on the floor of the House to enable MPs play their oversight roles.
Ministers of Transport, Finance, Special Development Initiative, Gender, Children and Social Protection would take one question each going for their respective Ministries.
The Interior Minister would take two(2) questions, whiles the Health Minister is expected to take five(5) questions and the Roads and Highways Minister would also answer five(5) questions, whiles the Minister responsible for National Identification Authority(NIA) would take a question.
In accordance to order 70(2), Ministers of state may be permitted to make statements on the floor of the House, while Bills, papers and reports are supposed to be laid on the floor of the House.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com