News:
July 13, 2018
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South has given indications that the seventh Parliament of the four Republic would not play a subservient role in the fight against corruption.
According to the Minority Leader the Legislature would not play a subservient role to the Executive arm of government or any other institution, rather, “the legislature would be at the fore front in the crusade against corruption”.
He further pointed out that as a country we need to redefine our strategy in the fight against corruption, “we need to increase the benefit for being honest and increase the cost for being corrupt”.
Ghana Anti-Corruption coalition should be interested in what Parliament does in allocation of resources to anti-corruption institutions and agencies under the anti-corruption agency plan, let us have analysis to see as a country if we are dedicating more resources to it or not he said.
Again the Ghana anti-corruption coalition must be interested in the budget process in Ghana, how transparent and accountable is the process and what role does Parliament play, and be assured that the two sides in the House are supportive of the Speaker in his reform agenda.
“Do not let the focus of corruption fight be on only political office holders, there is grand corruption in Ghana and political corruption let us go after the actors”, the Minority Leader said.
Mr. Haruna Iddrisu said Ghana would benefit with the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and coming into force the Right to Information Law, if people who engage in corruption are not shielded.
He made this remarks when Ghana anti-corruption coalition called on the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye and urge them to see Parliament as a friend in fighting corruption.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com