Member of Parliament for Juaboso in the Western region, Kwabena Minta Akando, has lodge a formal complaint to the leadership of
Parliament about the new furniture in the chamber.
According to him, he feels very uncomfortable in his chair because “it will be difficult for me to catch the Speakers eye to contribute to
discussions on the floor of the House". “I feel highly uncomfortable in my chair; I
think they are executive chairs meant for an office so they should send it to the offices in Job 600 and bring back the old chairs". Kwabena Minta Akando’s sentiments support similar concerns raised by MPs about the 300 pieces of furniture imported from China. The MPs were outraged and questioned the
durability of the luxurious chairs and tables when it started breaking. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday, the Juaboso MP
expressed disappointment in the new furnishing. He noted that due to the size of the chair, it occupies a lot of space thus makes it difficult
to move around in Parliament.
“The chair is so low that when you sit you can’t see the person in front or back and I can’t imagine myself in such situation,” he added.
Kwabena Minta Akando called on the Parliamentary Service Board to, as a matter of urgency, give further and better particulars on the issue.
He also criticized the leadership of the House for neglecting local furniture manufacturers in
the country. “We have very good wood manufacturers in the country so I don’t know why they went to
China. The old chairs were made in Ghana and are still durable,” he stated.
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