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Government will begin the construction of 275 constituency offices for the members of Parliament in 2022.
This is stipulated in the 2022 budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.[ads2]
According to the minister, this is part of the activities being undertaken under the Parliamentary Service Office Support Project (PSOSP) to strengthen Parliament and boost the work of the legislators.
“The PSOSP will be fully completed in 2022. Phase I of the construction of constituency offices for Members of Parliament will commence in 2022,” the budget states.[ads3]
The budget also state that the chamber of parliament is also expected to get a facelift in 2022 with the ICT facilities being upgraded.
“In 2022, Parliament will upgrade ICT facilities in the Debating Chamber and Committee meeting rooms to improve the quality of video and replace consoles to improve feed for live broadcast of proceedings… Other projects at various stages of completion are: the e-Parliament project; Phase II of the Table Office MIS; the Data Centre; and the operationalisation of the Budget and Fiscal Analysis Office,” the budget adds.[ads5]
