From Democratic Stability to Economic Development: Charting Ghana’s New Paradigm (4)

By Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Abbey-Quaye

There was a lot of hullabaloo over this allegation but when the dust seemed to have eventually settled, out of the blue came an allegation by a sitting Member of Parliament that attempts were made by a prospective Minister of State to bribe opposition members on the Parliament’s Appointments Committee ostensibly to influence them to approve his nomination to the office he had been nominated for leading to all sorts of allegations, counter allegations and problems.

The rest of the story is in the public domain and everybody knows what transpired. When the Parliamentary Enquiry Committee set up to investigate the matter presented their findings and recommendations to Parliament on the matter, what followed on that fateful day was something Ghanaians would not forget easily in the years to come.

There was a near brawl among some members of the august House largely due to the use of indiscreet language and action by some Members of our Parliament. That incident was a clear departure from what Ghanaians have come to associate with our Parliament and has left a sour taste in the mouth of the Ghanaian public who hold the house in such high honour and respect.