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May 22, 2013 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
I wish to raise some salient points on the Governance, National Assembly and the Budget cuts.  In November 2011, it was clear that the people had spoken at the election. The PPP was given the Presidency and minority in Parliament while the opposition gained the majority in parliament which is now a new dispensation.
When the PPP was given the mandate to govern as the majority, they could have presented a budget and have it passed without amendment despite recommendations made by the opposition.
Last year, the opposition saw that there were some breaches of accountability by the government for not putting NICIL, GGTIC, Lotto Funds in the Contingency Fund, for not establishing the Public Procurement Commission, and providing equal access to N.C.N. After not giving proper answers, the budget was cut.
The government claimed that it had met with various stakeholders on the 2013 budget but failed to meet with the largest stakeholder, the opposition, before it was presented so as to give the budget a smooth passage.
The PPP government must know that it is a new dispensation. The old must make way for the new. The Government minority cannot present a budget and want the majority opposition to endorse what is wrong. This would make a mockery of parliament and subsequently remove the role of the majority in parliament.
The constitution gave the right for a government of majority to rule and to object to or pass the budget but certainly not a minority government to have its budget passed by forcing the majority to accept and pass same.
The opposition should not support and pass bills by the government if the government does not assent to the bills passed by the opposition.
Concerned citizen

 

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