{"id":13173,"date":"2018-11-14T16:50:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=13173"},"modified":"2018-11-14T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:50:15","slug":"parliament-considers-one-mp-one-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=13173","title":{"rendered":"Parliament considers one MP, one committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has revealed the House is considering proposals to restrict each Member of Parliament to only one committee, as is done in other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

According to him, this will help MPs specialize in specific fields in a manner that will enrich the work of Parliament.<\/p>\n

This proposal is captured in the ongoing review of the standing orders of Parliament.<\/p>\n

Addressing some selected journalists in Accra, Prof. Oquaye noted that \u201cIf you go to Britain; one member, one committee. Here we have people on three-four committees and then you become a jack of all trades.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have all agreed; both sides of the house and the leadership, at least, that this is not good enough. It doesn\u2019t help us in doing our\u00a0job well. In the revision of the standing orders, we are proposing that a member should become a member of only one committee and be specialized.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Mike Ocquaye also said the House is working on proposals to have different committees for each ministerial vetting.<\/p>\n