Overview
The focus of the project was to determine the extent of effectiveness of ECOWAS Parliament to national and regional development, leading to a reduction in variance between targets and achievements in the activities of the Parliament.
Interventions
An assessment study of the ECOWAS Parliament for a ten-year period.
Outcomes
Info pending
Partners
By Issifu Lampo, Senior Governance Advisor, ACEPA Introduction Lawmaking is one of the most important responsibilities of Parliament. The laws passed by Parliament determine how the country is governed, how public resources are used, and how citizens experience government policies. In Ghana, however, many laws have historically been passed with limited assessment of their real impact on […]
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called for stricter alignment between Ghana’s national budget and its long-term development plan. He described the proposed Public Financial Management (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as a critical step toward improving fiscal discipline and ensuring continuity in national development. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement[…]