The minority in parliament has blown an alarm claiming parliament is literally begging for money to enable its committees to function.
According to the minority in parliament, there’s no money to work as the Ministry of Finance is delaying in releasing funds allocated to parliament.
Dominic Nitiwul, the Chairman of the Assurances Committee and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla urged the Finance Minister to release funds to support the work of parliament.
Speaking on the floor of parliament, on Friday, June 7, Dominic Nitiwul stated, “Parliament is now literally begging for money to enable its committees to function. As a committee chair, I could not access funds to carry out our duties. We had a scheduled workshop, but not even a cedi was released.
Members across committees are fully aware that there is no money. Why aren’t we demanding that the Finance Minister release the funds?” he questioned.
Meanwhile, the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor dismissed the allegations.
According to Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, Parliament is not facing any financial crisis.
Dafeamekpor stated, “They are alleging that Parliament is struggling to do what? As Members of Parliament, our salaries and allowances have been paid.
The Finance Minister has released funds, and no one has officially raised concerns about not being paid,” he countered.
