Member of Parliament for Odododiodio constituency, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has identified furniture as the main problem of parliament and not space.
Mr Vanderpuye who was speaking on Joy News’ ‘AM Show’, said the Akufo-Addo government’s decision to build the 450-seater Parliamentary chamber is a misplaced, frivolous and unnecessary one.
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“It [the problem] is not about space, it is about lack of proper reasoning in the choice of furniture for the parliament house. Our chairs are just too big. We didn’t approve it when they brought those Chinese chairs but we can only protest,” he noted.
The Majority leader of parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has, however, provided justifications for the controversial plan to build a new chamber, insisting it will provide security for MPs, improve the Speaker’s ability to see MPs who are mostly blocked from view by pillars in the chamber.
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He added in his defence that it was also about time for Parliament to get its own chamber after customising the State House for its work since 1992.
But Mr Vanderpuye contends that such reasons for the establishment of the edifice are untenable.
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National resources, he noted, must be channelled into projects and expenditure that have a direct bearing on the lives of the people and not on grandiose and prestige projects of doubtful relevance.
“The new chamber is needless and a misplaced priority and very unfortunate. This chamber must suffer a premature birth. It should not happen,” he noted.
He noted that as legislators, they represent the people, therefore, it was appropriate that they listen to the people.
Source: Adomonline.com|Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy