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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"The memory of the dead is a warning to the living." If this statement is true,then the new Majority in Parliament must take a cue from the just ended election and allow good governance to flow if they want to last in governing this country
Truth is bitter. Doe Adjaho and the Majority contributed heavily in the massive defeat NDC suffered in the last go Presidential and Parliamentary election in that nothing was working and no one was holding any public official responsible to the point where the center could not hold as observed by the electorate. Yet the entire leadership were not appreciating the gravity of their mismanagement and incompetence. When the opposition say it, they were taken to the gutters until when the opportunity was given to them to give their verdict. Adjaho really caused the NDC defeat and must be brought to book.
So this Kofi Bentil guy is still in a campaign mood, and still campaigning for his beloved npp, time will tell...
i dont blame you. any folish can talk in Ghana
As a migrant population, they speak their own language english and the commercial twi. or the language of communities that settle in. Am surprised some twi speaking people who cannot master any other language other than t=Twi think those who are multi lingual are rather ***barred word*** or inferior. Keep on speaking your Twi and bad english . We live in a multi ethnic country and you dont expect all Ghanaian to speak Twiglish. We will speak english as influenced by our language and culture . Live Adjaho alone and let the Professor speak Ganglish
Voltarian not same as Ewe. I am an Ewe and I speak better English that you. I dint exchange my Ls for Rs You dare disrespect Voltarians? Talk to them and see what they think of you and your evil culture of materialism
For a bribe before loans and bills are considered, more than spot on. Honourable Titles without corresponding works. Very very sad. Thanks Brother.
That is your opinion. I think he did an excellent job. Ghanaians like talking too much. No action. You should stop these your talking and do something productive for the nation.
Taking Bribes?please ask Apiah Ofori former Mp odoben Abrakwa Which MPs took Bribes for allowing the sale of Ghanatelecom? It was 5k each Mp certainly not Hon Adjaho.
Well IMANI has started again, politics of division whilst hiding under the guise of civic organization. If Doe Ajaho is the worst speaker then what about the IMANI boss being the worst civic organizations boss in Ghana's history for failing to vote during the recent elections. You knew this all along and you only wait for him to leave office to tell him. What a shame.