The leadership of parliament has renewed calls for MPs to be given police protection at home.
First Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Mathew Nyindam, says he believes it is important for security personnel to be detailed in the homes of all MPs.
The Kpandai lawmakers questioned why MPs are often lambasted when such calls are made.
Responding to a recent attack on opposition MP for Asunafo South, Mr Eric Opoku, Mr Nyindam entreated the police to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
However, the Executive Director of the African Centre for Security and Counter-terrorism, Emmanuel Kotin, disagrees with assigning police officers to guard lawmakers in their homes.
According to him, providing 275 MPs will have a toll on the public purse, and, so entreated the MPs to provide their own security.
Source: classnews
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The police as it is aren’t enough to fully protect the citizens and you people want them to be dedicated to you, your salaries can pay gor private security if you need safety pay for private security and leave the state security for the ordinary Ghanaians. Think of others for ones instead of your own selfish needs
a house full of griidy people. the meager resources of police you want to even stretch it.
MPs are overpaid in this country and again they are too many in parliament.this are persons who backdate their income for many years and take advantage of the weaknesses of the internal controls of the country when members in the constituent are struggling for their livelihood. they is the need to reduce the number of constituencies given the size and income of the country. i think applying a guard to their homes would be too much for the country to bear. if policing in the country is improve, it would affect every citizen. the MPs do not need any bodyguard.
***barred word*** MP. Do you think your life is worth more than other Ghanaians? We are all equal. You are peoples' representatives and you want to be shielded from people. The ratio of one policeman to THE POPULATION is 1=10,000 people and you want one to yourself. What dream is this? Do what is right and you will enjoy your life. Make good laws and resource institutions and your life will be safe.