Speaker of Parliament Alban S.K. Bagbin has reiterated the need for Parliament, as an institution, to build its capacity in how to efficiently make use of data to enhance its effectiveness, particularly in its oversight responsibility over the executive.
According to him, this is one way of providing returns to the voters who gave them the mandate to be their representatives in Parliament.
The Speaker said this in a speech read on his behalf by his Special Advisor, Mr Kofi Attoh, at the official launch of a three-day Data Fair in Parliament on Wednesday.
The Data Fair which is on the theme; “Achieving Effective Parliamentary Oversight: The Role of Data and Evidence,” was organised by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), and the International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP).
The event also highlighted the significance of statistical data in supporting Parliament’s performance of its oversight mandate, including MPs oversight of government’s implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDCs).
Speaker Bagbin emphasized the need to protect the interests of the Ghanaian voter and also ensure that Ghana remains on the right path to development, growth and prosperity.
