The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has proposed a way to help curb corruption among the political class.
The Minister is asking Ghanaians to stop demanding money and other resources from politicians.
The legislator indicated that the attitude of Ghanaians where they demand money from politicians especially during elections compelled them to use dubious means to recoup what they had spent to be elected as Members of Parliament or ministers of state.
Speaking at the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs’ engagement with political parties in Accra yesterday, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said: “So, if a person is subjected to huge payments and the person gets elected, becomes a minister or deputy minister of state and contracts are awarded, what do you think will happen?”
“When you meet a person on the highway and you robbed him of all his possessions before allowing him entry into that city, you think that he is a father Christmas? He gets there and he will be looking to reimburse himself and restock his arsenal for the next battles ahead,” he said.
The dialogue was on the theme: “Monetisation of Politics in Ghana—A Focus on Solutions”.
The dialogue formed part of the ministry’s commitment to supporting other democracy-enhancing institutions and individuals to find lasting solutions to the excessive monetisation of politics in Ghana.
He advised the NPP and the NDC, to reform their constitutions to address what he described as the “hydra-headed monster of monetisation.”
“Next year, our Constitution will be 30 years and I believe it is time we take action before our people lose faith in the political class,” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
