Some Assembly members in the Volta Region, have called for the scrapping\u00a0of Members of Parliaments’ (MPs) share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), which they say conflicts with the works of the Assembly.<\/p>\n
The formula for disbursement of the District Assemblies Common Fund allows MPs to receive four percent of the total allocation to the fund, for purposes of initiating development projects in their constituencies.<\/p>\n
But some Assembly members in the Volta Region say the decision to allocate part of the common fund to MPs is a misplaced priority.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou only hear the MP; I am putting up a school building, a market store etc. That money is not meant for that. The money should be shared at least into three parts and one portion given to\u00a0the Assembly Member because we are on the ground, we go to the people and engage in day to day activities, \u201d an Assemblywoman suggested.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe MPs Common Fund should be scrapped. It has become a terrain where the MPs compete with the Assembly in terms of\u00a0development projects. Sometimes\u00a0for a whole year, you don\u2019t see an MP coming to the constituency but he manages to get time to get to the area\u00a0and then carries out\u00a0his activities even without the Assembly member being aware\u201d another Assembly member lamented.<\/p>\n
The assembly members were speaking at a Social Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (SPEFA) forum held in the Ho Municipal Assembly.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with Community Development Concern; an NGO based in Ho, the Municipal Assembly organizes such fora to educate citizens on good governance processes and how to hold public officers accountable.<\/p>\n
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By King Norbert Akpablie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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