MPs are not just lawmakers, otherwise no need for MPs Common Fund – Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the role of MPs goes beyond making laws and, therefore, has called on members of the legislature to be more versatile in meeting the needs of their constituents.
The MP was speaking on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Tuesday, 15 December 2020.
In his view, MPs, according to the 1992 Constitution, are not just lawmakers but development agents, too.
He argued that the legal construction in Ghana had it in mind for MPs to also take an interest in development and not just lawmaking, thus, the reason for a Common Fund for MPs.