Majority and Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed different opinions regarding the recent proposal raised to construct a 450-capacity chamber for Parliament.

Speaking on the topic, an MP of the National Patriotic Party; the Majority said ” Constructing $200m Parliamentary chamber is good use of money”

While the Minority side felt that the construction of the new chamber was a misplaced priority, since there were more pressing issues, such as poor roads and challenging health care, the Majority MPs argued that having an expanded chamber would cater for any increase in the number of MPs in the future.

The Majority MPs, led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Bantama, Mr Daniel Okyem Aboagye, and the NPP MP for Manso-Adubia, Mr Yaw Frimpong Addo, and the Minority side, headed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the NDC MP for Buem, Mr Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah, were sharing their views on the proposed new chamber in separate interviews with the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday.

The new chamber is to house other facilities, including diplomatic offices, a library, a museum, a church, a mosque, eateries, press conference rooms, galleries, a car park, an upper gallery garden, a post office and other facilities to complete the Parliamentary Enclave.

//SC//The independent Ghana//

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