The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has extended an invitation to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to partner the Legislature to effectively perform its oversight responsibility over the Executive.
He said though the CSOs were already engaged in oversight over the Executive in areas such as good governance, anti-corruption and research, now was time for a stronger partnership for a common good. “We are committed and a signatory to open, transparent, accountable governance and participation, and making such commitment work requires stronger partnership between Parliament and CSOs for us to play our function as people representatives,” he said.
Mr Bagbin made this gesture when he met some CSOs in his office in Parliament yesterday and expressed his readiness to assign responsibilities to the organisations based on their areas of expertise.
“While we try to…