Kufour manipulated the constitution to create unnecessary constituencies – Asiedu Nketia

Asiedu Nketia, the chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), feels that there are too many MPs in Ghana.

He claims that if it were up to him, Ghana would have operated with just 200 MPs.

When Asiedu Nketia stated this stance, he was speaking on TV3.

“If I had my own way, I would have preferred Ghana run with the 200 MPS that we projected when we were writing the constitution. Unfortunately, there was a loophole in the constitution that was exploited by President Kufour’s government, which was condoned by the then Judiciary.

“We have opened the floodgate for anybody to create constituencies as long as they are in government. If you look at the clause that allows for the creation of constituencies, it states exquisitely that constituencies and boundaries can be revised after the population census.”

He clarified that the section calls for a change in population over the following 10 years, not the introduction of new seats.