[ 2015-03-26 ]

Muntaka Accuses NPP Of "Selling" MP Slots
The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji
Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has said the monetary
conditions announced by the opposition New
Patriotic Party for its parliamentary primaries
had the tendency to encourage corruption as well
as deter the youth from becoming
parliamentarians.

The NPP’s National Executive Committee on Monday
announced a GhȻ10,000 filing fee for
parliamentary aspirants in the 2016 elections.

According to the party, aspirants contesting
sitting Members of Parliament would have to pay
GhȻ20,000 in addition to a GhȻ10,000
development fee for all aspirants.

Whilst describing it as a disincentive to young
aspirants, Alhaji Muntaka who is an NDC Member of
Parliament for Asawasi in Kumasi told Accra based
Joy FM that the move would encourage corruption
and discourage competition in the party.

“Are the constituencies for sale? How many
average Ghanaians can easily raise GhȻ30,000,
are we saying that to contest to be a Member of
Parliament to represent the people you must be
resourceful. These are my concerns because I
believe that this House [Parliament] is a House
where there should be an opportunity for anybody
who wants to represent the people to be able to do
it.”

“Let us not be institutionalizing challenges and
difficulties. I think young people in this country
needs to be worried and with greatest respect to
NPP, I strongly think that this cannot be
right,” he said.

Source - Daily Graphic

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