A member of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Majority Caucus has described the tour conducted by the Minority to abandoned educational projects in the Volta Region as pure mischief.
The tour, he said, is in clear violation of how Committees of Parliament work and was only intended to smear the effort of the government rather than highlight challenges in the sector.
According to him, the Chairman of the Education Committee was not aware of the tour and by operations of Parliamentary Committees, he is the one mandated to organize such tours.
MP for Mpraeso, Davies Opoku Ansah, accused the Minority members on the Education Committee on TV3’s Saturday analytical programme, the Key Points monitored by Mypublisher24.
The Minority toured some educational projects including some E-Blocks and Community Day School projects that it claimed have been abandoned by the NPP government.
Some chiefs in whose communities these projects are located expressed their displeasure and gave the Minister for Education ultimatum to open the buildings that have been completed for occupation and also complete those that have been abandoned.
Mr. Davies Opoku noted that the Minority could have visited the Ministry of Education and asked for the information they required on these projects without sensationally going on tour and raising all the unnecessary chaos
He stated the 8th Parliament has really demonstrated that the opposing sides can work together and stressed that virtually in every Committee in Parliament there’s some level of cooperation.
He said, “So it should not be said that if the Minority group on a committee proposes to the Chairman that we want to visit a certain site it would be rejected.”
“It is even an incentive for a Member of Parliament to go out there. We love it. So the impression should not be created that there is some sort of disinterest from the NPP in Parliament.”
Mr. Davies Opoku explained that there are tangible reasons why some of the so-called abandoned projects have not been continued.
According to him, monies earmarked for some of the construction works could not be found.
“I’ve been told an audit has been done that really shows individuals who were supposed to do their work failed in doing that.”
“I know that processes are being pursued to hold some people accountable for that,” he added.
He, however, admitted this does not mean projects should not be completed, especially in respect of projects where there is accountability.
Source: Mypublisher24.com