Replace Veep Post with Prime Minister, Kufuor Suggests Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for changes in the governance structure, especially in the executive and the legislative arms of government. The former President advocated the scrapping of the Vice Presidential position to be replaced by a Prime Minister who would be given the responsibility of leading government business in Parliament. He said the Prime Minister should be made to be accountable to Parliament while the President concentrate on other business of national importance. Former President Kufuor made the call when members of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Winner Takes All (WTA) Advisory Committee paid a courtesy call on him at his residence in Accra. The meeting was intended to solicit his opinion on whether the winner takes all system of governance should be abolished, after being practised for more than 20 years. He said, another area in the governance structure that needed to be changed is the Council of State to be replaced by a Second Chamber of Parliament. He said, the Second Chamber whose membership should be non-partisan should be made responsible for the vetting of ministers and judges, including overseeing the activities of the first chamber. “The establishment of the Second Chamber of Parliament must sound costly but we should think of its value, which will strengthen our democracy and institutions,” he said. Former President Kufuor also advocated the extension of the term of the presidency to five years from the current tenure of four years, with another chance for recontest. He said, the current four- year tenure is like a sprint, as it does not allow the President to do a solid work... Source: GNA
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:49:04 +0000
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