Justice Atuguba questions the benefit of 275 MPs

Retired Supreme Court Judge Justice William Atuguba has questioned the rationale behind the continuous increase in the number of parliamentary seats in Ghana, saying that the country gains little from maintaining 275 Members of Parliament while the cost to the taxpayer continues to rise.

Speaking at the memorial lecture held in Parliament in honour of the late Justice Daniel Francis Annan, a former Speaker of Parliament and Chief Justice, Justice Atuguba said Ghana should reconsider whether expanding Parliament serves the interests of ordinary citizens.

On the size of Parliament, Justice Atuguba endorsed comments by former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who had previously argued against creating additional parliamentary constituencies.