Ursula
Owusu, Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West of the New Patriotic
Party, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to assess the
lifestyles of his government officials as part of his plans to combat
corruption in the nation.
According to Ursula Owusu, it is
prudent for President John Mahama to take his cabinet Ministers and
officials within his administration through a "lifestyle audit" if he
desires to avert the influx of corruptible practices that have since
become the bane of the economy.
She was responding to the President's remarks on the issue of corruption.
Answering
a question on corruption in an interaction with senior journalists at
the Flagstaff House on Tuesday, January 7, to commemorate his one year
in office, President Mahama reiterated his commitment to fight the
canker.
In his view, corruption amounts to nothing but 'mass
murder’ and is one of the topical issues that deprive government of
resources needed to better the lives of Ghanaians.
Speaking on Oman FM's political analysis programme, Hon. Ursula bemoaned some actions and inactions of Parliamentarians in the country.
She
expressed disappointment in the legislative House, stressing that her
hopes for aspiring to be a Member of Parliament is at the verge of
collapse due to the inability of the members to take practical steps to
enhance the progress of the economy.
She posited that the leaders
and Parliamentarians, including herself, should rise up to the occasion
and ensure that they do things differently to achieve the much-needed
results.
“He should compare their lifestyle with their salary and
assess it to find out if their pay is commensurate with the kind of
lifestyle they are living in this country…Let us start doing things
differently. We can’t do the same things and expect different results.
So, if we want Ghanaians to take us seriously, we all; let us wake up
from our slumber.” |
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