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[…]
Military invasion of Parliament: ACEPA calls for sanctions against persons behind
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has called for sanctions against persons who encouraged the military invasion of Parliament on Thursday evening. A joint military and police personnel moved into the Chamber of Parliament to control some disturbances on the floor of[…]
Data for Accountability Project
Overview Comprehensive data for monitoring the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) implementation is crucial to enable parliaments to perform their oversight and accountability role effectively and ensure no part of the country is left behind. The Data for Accountability Project (DAP), led by the African Centre for Parliamentary[…]