The National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah has blamed Parliament’s inability to hold public officers accountable for the increasing rate of corruption-related activities in the country.
The Minister was in the House to answer urgent questions filed By Kwadaso MP, Dr. Kingsley Nayrko on the current state of security in the country considering the instability within the sub-region.
Responding to a question by Bongo MP, Edward Bawa on Monday, Kan Dapaah opined that an accountability institution such as Parliament is best placed to address corruption in a democratic system.
“Mr. Speaker the most effective accountability institution is Parliament. If there is corruption, it’s because Parliament is not stopping it and it’s a major issue that I believe we cannot do justice to it now,” he noted.
Mr Kan Dapaah said Parliament must be concerned about the menace.
According to him, accountability institutions like Parliament must be allowed to handle corruption-related activities.
“The main accountability institution in this instance is Parliament, which approves the government’s budget to implement and has the power to get the Auditor-General to audit the accounts of government and submit it to the Public Accounts Committee,” he added.
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