[ 2016-11-21 ]

More ‘Blockheads’ entering Ghana’s Parliament-Economist
A renowned Economist and Publisher Dr. A. O.
Abudu, has bemoaned the quality of persons who
continue to enter the country’s parliament in
recent times.

The situation he observed is becoming alarming
considering the fact that most of them are not
deserving of such positions but for political
reasons have been mandated to represent their
various constituencies.

He is perturbed that the country’s constitution
is not also helping matters and therefore posited
that something needs to be done to reverse this
negative trend that is creeping into the democracy
of the country.

“We don’t deserve the current constitution
because it is one of the problems of this country.
Per the constitution, anybody twenty years and
above who is a registered voter can contest
parliamentary elections in the country”, he
stated.

According to him, how can persons who have not
properly bargained themselves in life represent
the country in important international
negotiations; suggesting that there is the need
for the bar to be raised for both parliamentary
and presidential candidates rather than the age.

“As we stand, anybody could be president or MP
if the person has attained the mandatory age, a
registered voter and a citizen. Some of them
because of their low level of education use
parliament as a means to further their
education”, he observed.

Speaking at an Ultimate Fm organized Public Forum
in collaboration with the Students Representatives
Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (KNUST) on the topic “The
leader Ghana deserves”, Dr Abudu indicated that
poor leadership is impoverishing Ghana with
corrupt practices.

He said Ghanaians hate sincere leaders further
giving rise to corrupt leadership compounding the
country’s problems.

“No public servant must be allowed to sit in one
position at a particular place for a longer time.
They must be changed after a brief period in order
to curb corrupt practices especially within the
public sectors where workers even demand for
bribes before executing their officially mandated
duties”

Source - Ultimatefm

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