Majority of NDC MPs will turn into redundant – Afenyo-Markin – Ghana Information On-line
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has predicted that many Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will probably be sidelined because of the occasion’s plans to type a lean authorities.
Afenyo-Markin, who represents the Effutu constituency, believes the NDC’s overwhelming majority in Parliament may go away quite a few MPs redundant as soon as the occasion implements its promise of a smaller cupboard.
He highlighted that the NDC has pledged to keep up a lean authorities with solely 60 ministers, together with each full and deputy ministers.
Speaking on JoyNews, Afenyo-Markin said that this resolution may see 35 to 40 NDC MPs appointed to ministerial roles. With the NDC holding over 170 seats in Parliament, he predicts that the remaining roughly 140 MPs will turn into largely irrelevant within the legislative course of, as they could not have the roles or obligations they initially anticipated.
“NDC has an overwhelming majority in parliament, they have promised a lean government. I can foresee a lot of their MPs being redundant. They promised 60 ministers, and out of that, some will have to come from Parliament because of the constitutional custom”.
“So they are going to have about 35 or a maximum of 40 MPs who will be ministers and deputy ministers if you take that out of their over 170 seats, they will have 140 MPs, who will be redundant in parliament and all they would have to do is come to parliament to do YEEYE”.
He additionally highlighted the rising tensions that may come up as these MPs are anticipated to handle their constituencies however with restricted sources at their disposal.
He drew parallels to the challenges the earlier administration confronted when it grew to become troublesome to even fill the Parliamentary chamber with its MPs.
“These MPs could have calls for over their constituents and they are going to be anticipated to go to their constituencies. The cash won’t be there as a result of just a few have had, ministerial appointments and that’s the place their wars will begin.
“We confronted comparable issues. It obtained to some extent the place it was very troublesome to get our members into the chamber, the place Mr speaker would say “Leader look behind you. Very quickly I’ll inform their majority chief to look behind him, although you might have 170 plus however your MPs won’t be there.
Source: citinewsroom.com
