Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has reacted to the verdict bestowed by the Supreme Court of Ghana on the issue of the Deputy Speaker possessing voting rights in Parliament, when occupying the Speaker’s seat in Parliament in his absence.
According to Mr Bagbin, the determination by the Supreme Court is reckless and an invasion of the remit of the Parliament.
He argued that the tendency of consensus is equally problematic and does not help analyse and enhance the proper Jurisprudence.
“The President’s comment is myopic and unfortunate. It only goes to worsen the schism between the Executive and Parliament,” he said.
President Akuffo-Addo had intimated after the verdict that the judiciary has the only obligation of deciphering the law of the land and so the views by minorities that the ruling constitutes an interference of the work of Parliament cannot be the possibility.
He again added that no one is above the law and parliament must respect the ruling.
Also the former President, John Dramani Mahama, he argued via Facebook that “if deputy speakers, because they are Members of Parliament can vote while presiding as Speaker, they could be able to participate in any debate on the floor over which they presiding”, adding that “this is the absurdity into which the Supreme court ruling has to lead us.”
However, Mr Bagbin affirmed that both the executive and judiciary are not above the law but the political philosophy is what is been challenged.
He further urged the plaintiff to go for a review.
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