Accra, Feb. 23, GNA – Mr. Felix Owusu-Adjapong, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, on Friday told parliament that he could only invite Mr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, Chief Executive of the Ghana@50 Secretariat, to appear before Parliament after conferring with the Chairman of Finance Committee over his failure to respond to a summons by the committee.
The Minister said he needed time to gather facts from the committee’s chairman and also meet with the leadership of the House to decide on whether to invite Mr Wereko-Brobbey before a closed sitting of the House on Thursday, March One.
Mr Owusu-Adjapong was responding to a request from some MPs that Mr Wereko -Brobbey be brought before the House to respond to his alleged contempt of the Finance Committee, which had extended an invitation to him to account for the 20 million dollars set aside for the golden jubilee celebrations.
Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, (NDC-Tamale South) said Mr Wereko-Brobbey’s failure to attend to the Finance Committee’s invitation was a show of disrespect to Parliament.
He said he should be invited to account for his stewardship because the House approved the 20 million dollars.
“We are requesting that he appears before the House to tell us how the money was disbursed… . the people of Ghana want an account,” Mr Iddrisu said.
“A Chief Executive has refused to appear before Mr Speaker’s Committee… that is the crux of the matter,” Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, Deputy Minority Leader, added.
In another development, members of the Minority have urged Mr Owusu-Adjapong, Chairman of the Business Committee, to impress upon Ministers of State to respond promptly to the House’s invitation to answer questions slated for them
They said it was becoming common for MPs to receive answers to their questions only after several months.
Source: GhanaWeb
