A survey undertaken by The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has found high levels of support throughout the country for the introduction of a minimum level of education requirement for Members of Parliament (MPs). Furthermore, there was significant support for such a threshold being set quite highly, as a tertiary qualification.
The survey on Public Perceptions of Members of Parliament was undertaken by The IEA with assistance from officers of the National Centre for Civic Education (NCCE). The respondents, all aged 16 years and over, were drawn from all of Ghana's ten administrative regions. In total, 2346 responses were collected.
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