Weak parliament largely responsible for corruption in Ghana

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• ko,no problem,a 9 years ago

  Our parliamentarians themselves are very corrupt, they become corrupt ministers too. this is not limited to any particular party. In fact my take is that almost every Ghanaian is corrupt but for international relations I woul ...
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  Our parliamentarians themselves are very corrupt, they become corrupt ministers too. this is not limited to any particular party. In fact my take is that almost every Ghanaian is corrupt but for international relations I would have suggested that we accept it as our way of life. But we must change because we deal with other countries too.

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• Obroni 9 years ago

  nice explanation, but i think you know the answer already.
  the accounts committee members are the once who chop next time so they are soft on the ones who are chopping now.
  Or like before under Kandapa, he chopped Kufuors t ...
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  nice explanation, but i think you know the answer already.
  the accounts committee members are the once who chop next time so they are soft on the ones who are chopping now.
  Or like before under Kandapa, he chopped Kufuors time, as minister, then became chairman of the accounts committee and allowed others to chop.
  typicle corrupt decency.

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• ghanatopten 9 years ago

  Yup - I completely agree. They don't seem to understand that in a coup d'etat, the only institution of state that is overthrown is the legislature.
  
  Ghana's parliament is just a rubberstamp mechanism for the executive. Comp ...
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  Yup - I completely agree. They don't seem to understand that in a coup d'etat, the only institution of state that is overthrown is the legislature.
  
  Ghana's parliament is just a rubberstamp mechanism for the executive. Completely useless.

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• KANAWU KASABA 9 years ago

  DF Annan and Co deliberately designed the constitution to befit a dictator who wanted to wanted to shed his autocratic robe and put on symbolic democratic batakari.
  
  They put up a constitution that concentrates excessive ...
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  DF Annan and Co deliberately designed the constitution to befit a dictator who wanted to wanted to shed his autocratic robe and put on symbolic democratic batakari.
  
  They put up a constitution that concentrates excessive power in the executive and bastardizes parliament and other State institutions that should have effective checks on the executive.
  
  
  DCEs are even appointed by the president.
  
  
  What nonsense is that?

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