Local Government Capacity Support Project: Preparation of Social Accountability Manual for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)
Overview Accountability is the cornerstone of good governance. Unless public officials can be held to account, critical benefits such as social justice, poverty reduction, and development, generally associated with good governance will be elusive. “Social accountability” refers to the wide range of citizen and civil society organization (CSO) actions to […]
Bagbin hasn’t been overly partisan as a Speaker
Executive Director for Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rashid Dramani says even though some have accused the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin of being partisan, he has observed that the Speaker is trying his best to be as neutral as possible. The Doctor adds that even though many[…]
Crisis in Minority will hurt its oversight responsibility – ACEPA
The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) fears for the Minority in Parliament’s ability to hold the government accountable following suggestions of a rift within its ranks. The Executive Director of ACEPA, Rasheed Draman, in a Citi News interview, urged the Minority to address its issues that have followed the[…]
ACEPA BOSS BELIEVES SPEAKER MAY JUST ORDER HEALTH MINISTER’S ARREST FOR ‘SNUBBING’ PARLIAMENT
The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman says the Speaker of Parliament could cause the arrest of the Health Minister for failing to honour his summons. He argued that per the Standing Orders of Parliament, the Speaker has the power to cause the[…]
