Vice President of policy think thank, IMANI Ghana has lashed out at the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, describing him as the ‘worst performing Speaker’ in the country’s history.
Kofi Bentil speaking on GHOne Television on Friday, said past Speakers held the executive to account by forcing them to answer questions, but Doe Adjaho’s extreme partisanship ensured that the minority were prevented from critically assessing government policies.
The Speaker’s job is to help the minority hold the majority to account, but Doe Adjaho actively undermined that, Kofi Bentil added.
“The Speaker was so terrible and indeed proved his critics right. He played the partisan role and ended up doing the NDC’s bidding,” he stressed.
Kofi Bentil said Doe Adjaho superintendent over a parliament that members allegedly took bribes before passing bills and approving loans brought to the House by the executive.
“We heard rumours of MPs receiving bribes before approving loans and pushing for bills to be passed. It was so shameful because he always considered his party first,” he alleged.
“If you compared the past Speakers, including Peter Ala Adjetey, DF Annan and Sekyi-Hughes, one will not be wrong to say he fell short of the standards these people set.
“Doe Adjaho ridiculed himself and the position he occupied as well,” Kofi Bentil stressed.
It was in this direction that he advised the incoming Speaker, Prof. Mike Ocquaye to eschew partisanship and consider the interest of the nation at all times.
Source: asempanews
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Esi still seem to be living in the primitive era and doing politics of some party did it years ago so its ok,what we call equalization.Left to people like Esi Ghana will never move forward.Its such people who encourage politicians to st-ea-l because they will get people doing equalization for them.Backward nation wreckers.What is killing Ghana is people,s posture of party first.Majority of such people live in poverty but will defend non performing govt to the hilt
spot on. taking facilitation before passing bills, approving loans was becoming too much. it needs to be watched. It was done by both sides of the house. this time around it should stop.
Stop distorting history. We knew NPP MPs took bribes before passing laws and none of those in NFC' sera. Do you want us to bring facts? Why are trying to get attention this few days.
A competent person without principles is liken to an incompetent and educated person.
Have people here forgotten he is voltarian?Even his accent is so thick with ewe.He speaks ewenglish
Adzaho was too political....He was an NDC speaker.... I am sure he will start to regret most of his actions... No good history for this NDC fanatic speaker
I strongly support Bentle. This man was really biased. It was the reason why Osei Kyei Mensah used these words whimsical capricious. He is the worse speaker
History is for the brave and the sincere. This man has none of that!