Political analyst Samuel Boateng has punched holes in the proposal to increase Ghana’s parliamentary seats from 275 to 300.
The Political analyst highlighted that parliamentarians have not delivered any substantial or valuable results for the nation to justify an expansion of the House.
Samuel Boateng argued that MPs are elected to represent the interests of Ghanaians, but they frequently prioritise their selfish, greedy, and parochial agendas over the public good.
According to the Political analyst, Ghana’s current population does not justify having 300 MPs, insisting that the move is an unnecessary venture that ought to be rejected.
Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Samuel Boateng stated, “Why increase the parliamentary seats to 300? What is the essence? What is the value they bring to us? I don’t understand why they want to do this. The number is excessive.
We started with 200, increased to 230 and 275, and now they want to increase it to 300. We should ask if the MPs represent Ghanaians or their political parties. These MPs are supposed to go to their constituents and seek their views and opinions over issues before voting on them”.
He added, “But they don’t do that. No single MP represents the people. They are selfish, greedy, and only interested in the things that benefit them alone. We have not seen any tangible benefits from our MPs. Reducing the 275 to 200 would even be much better or far superior to the current proposed increase to 300.”
His comment follows Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, announcing that the government has accepted a proposal to place a constitutional cap on the size of Parliament.
He disclosed that the government has accepted the proposal to cap the total number of Members of Parliament, not expected to exceed 300.
Dr Ayine revealed that the proposed arrangement would retain the current constituency-based electoral system but would introduce a proportional representation component that will ensure a greater participation of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in Parliament.
The government proposed that 276 Members of Parliament will continue to be elected through the existing constituency-based elections.
However, the remaining 24 seats will be allocated through a proportional representation mechanism designed to increase the representation of women, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and young people.
Presenting the White Paper on Thursday, July 30, Dr Ayine stated, “The government has accepted that the size of Parliament be capped and we propose a ceiling of 300 members. The current membership of Parliament is 276, and so these will be elected directly in constituency elections like we already have, and the remaining 24 will be elected or selected through proportional representation among women, persons with disabilities and the youth.
“An independent study will be commissioned into the design of the proportional representation element. Capping Parliament saves cost, and the reserve element opens the doors of our legislature wider to those that our politics have historically kept outside.”
Also, the John Mahama government has accepted a proposal to constitutionally cap the number of ministers that can be appointed by a president at 60.
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, presenting the government’s White Paper on the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) recommendations on Thursday, July 30, 2026, made this known.
He revealed that government had endorsed the principle of limiting the size of government but opted for 60 instead of 57 proposed by the Constitutional Review Committee.
Dt Dominic Ayine stated, “Government has accepted the proposal to cap the number of ministers. But instead of 57, as the committee recommended, the government is proposing that it should be capped at 60.”
According to the Attorney General, the proposed limit would be entrenched in the Constitution to ensure that future presidents cannot exceed the prescribed number of ministerial appointments.
“So it will be put into the Constitution that the number of ministers that any president elected by the sovereign people of this country can appoint will be only 60”.
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