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The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Alban S.K. Bagbin has reiterated his call for the legislature to build its capacity to efficiently make use of data.
He said that would help enhance the effectiveness of Parliament, particularly in its oversight responsibility over the executive.
Mr Bagbin also noted that the move was a prudent way of providing the needed developmental returns to voters who gave both sides of the legislature the mandate to represent them in parliament.
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This was contained in a speech read on behalf of the Speaker by his Special Advisor, Mr Kofi Attoh at the official launch of a 3-day Data Fair in Parliament today.
The Data Fair which is under the theme “ Achieving Effective Parliamentary Oversight: The role of data and evidence” was organized 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 will also highlight the significance of statistical data in supporting parliament’s performance of its oversight mandate including MPs oversight of the government’s implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals(SGDs).
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Frontpageghana.com/Ghana
