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General news for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2021-03-02
Head of the minority, Muntaka Mubarak
Muntaka Mohammed, the whip boss of the minority, has ensured that the Democratic National Congress bench in parliament will not breach its promise to ensure that the composition of the eighth parliament represents something valuable to the country.
According to him, at all times, minority deputies will act in the interest of the country and ensure that parliament is not an official institution.
In an interview with Joy News, the Asawase MP praised Ghanaians for their support of the Appointments Committee in investigating ministerial candidates.
He noted that, unlike in previous years, Ghanaians have collaborated with the committee and provided information on key issues.
He promised that minority MPs will not take the trust placed in them by Ghanaians for granted and hold the government accountable.
“The vetting this time has been more intense thanks to the general public and our team. The general public has provided more information. On this occasion, they believe that due to the nature of parliament, there is a possibility of truly holding people accountable, so the public has been more forthcoming with the information.
“We are hopeful that the government will be more responsible. One thing we keep promising is that we will not be reckless. We will be responsible and act in the national interest. We will not be reckless in our actions, ”he said.
Muntaka also confirmed reports that the thirteen NDC deputies on the committee voted against three of the nominees and suspended the trial on five others.
Muntaka, who declined to name the nominees, said NDC MPs believe that the nominees for their performance before the committee did not fit the roles.
“We cannot support their nomination, so they have to go to the room for a possible vote. And then we have those that we need more and better details. If the additional and better details are provided properly, we will have no problems, but we will. the and best in particular are not enough, we may not be able to approve his nomination. “
