Parliament to spend ?1.3 billion

The Independent reports that after the shameful and greedy manner in which former ministers of state and other functionaries acquired vehicles at give-away prices, the nation is being asked to pay for yet another round of extravaganza.

Investigations conducted by the paper confirmed by parliamentary sources indicate that the nation shall be spending about 1.3 billion cedis on accommodating 51 members of parliament for the next four months. According to the sources the nation is paying about $30 a day on each of the 51 MPs currently living in two hotels in Tesano and Abeka.

Although the nation has flats designated for each of the constituencies, present occupants who lost their seats have up to March to relinquish their flats.

Consequently, the 51 MPs from all the parties who hail outside Accra have been given the temporary hotel arrangement.