According to her, there is the need to make way for public influence since parliament alone cannot address all shortcomings. Speaking at the CDD-Ghana conference in Accra on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Dr Selormey called for a closer partnership between parliaments and PMOs. However, as we know, parliaments across Africa face major challenges of adapting to the demands for representation- information gaps, lack of public influence in parliamentary work. She also raised concerns about the need for parliament to trust the work of civil societies to help shape their activities. The CDD-Ghana conference was on the topic “Strengthening PMOs in West Africa and Ghana to Enhance Parliamentary Openness, Inclusive Policies, Transparency and Responsiveness.

Source: GhanaWeb June 15, 2021 15:33 UTC