The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the House to intensify its oversight role by demanding official documentation on several government-launched economic programmes.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, July 18, the Ofoase Ayirebi MP commended the Business Committee of the house for its detailed schedule of parliamentary business but called for a supplementary statement to include key policy documents that are yet to be submitted to Parliament.
He said these are papers that concern issues of national and economic interest, and that the programmes have been launched by the government, and “till date, we have not received a single A4 sheet detailing them. That makes oversight difficult.”
Mr Oppong Nkrumah cited six major programmes that had been publicly launched in recent months but for which no official documentation had been laid before the House.
These include:
- FeedGhana (Agric4 Economic Transformation Programme) – Launched 14 April 2025
- One Million Coders Programme – Launched 17 April 2025
- National Apprenticeship Programme – Launched 30 April 2025
- Ejumawura Programme – Launched 28 April 2025
- 24-Hour Economy Initiative – Launched in early June 2025
- Labour Export Programme – Announced 31 May 2025
He said the flagship programmes of the current administration must of necessity, be scrutinised by parliament, and it is proper that the house is provided with the full documentation to effectively scrutinise them.
He recalled that even the Speaker of Parliament had recently urged that the 24-hour economy policy be formally presented for consideration by the House.
With just a few weeks left before Parliament rises, the former Information Minister urged the Business Committee to expedite the preparation of a supplementary business statement to ensure the documents are made available for parliamentary review.
He pointed out that Parliament cannot carry out effective oversight if policy documents are not laid before Parliament.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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