General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the absurdity of the Supreme Court ruling will be realized in its practicality.
According to him, the NDC's concern with the Supreme Court's borders on the likely bastardisation of the Constitution.
He says the framers of the 1992 constitution in their own wisdom wrote the constitution in such a manner that all these issues will be addressed by it when they came up.
Speaking on Okay Fm's Ade Akye Abia programme, Mr Asiedu Nketia explained that the constitution remains the supreme law of the state and that nothing should be made to be inconsistent with any provision of the constitution, including certain humongous decisions of the apex court.
"How are you even going to praticalized this? It will so absurd for the deputy speaker who is mediating the affairs of the House to be inolved in voting when there is an issue in parliament.
"The constitution states clearly his role as a deputy speaker of parliament. If he had wanted to take part in the voting process of the House, why then did he decide to take up the seat as a First Deputy?
"If the supreme court continues to do things this way then the sanctity of the constitution will be lost and that is our biggest worry as a politcal party," he added.
Earlier this year, a private legal practitioner and law lecturer, Justice Abdulai subsequent to the November 30, 2021 clash between Speaker Bagbin and his First Deputy after the latter overturned an earlier vote of the House rejecting Government’s 2022 Budget, invited the Supreme Court to pronounce as unconstitutional, Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu’s action of counting himself for the purposes of quorum.
He argued in the context of articles 102 and 104 of the 1992 Constitution that the Deputy Speaker was not permitted to count himself for the purposes of quorum, since he had neither an original nor a casting vote as Speaker presiding.
But the court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, held that the Deputy Speaker does not lose his right to take part in decision-making upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 103 and 104 of the 1992 Constitution.
The court, therefore, held that the passing of the budget on November 30, 2021, in which Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker counted himself as part of the quorum, was valid.
Also, the court struck down order 109(3) of the standing orders of Parliament which prevented a deputy Speaker presiding from voting, as unconstitutional.
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The idea that this guy is an Ivorian is probably true because he doesn’t give a shi’t about Ghana. If he did he would have let his unthinking fo0ls in parliament pass the e-levy so that the economy will gain its confidence and the depreciation of the cedi will stop. But as it is he is an Ivorian and all he want is for Ghana economy to collapse if that is what it will take for him to get into power. In Europe there is something called Vipps which is just like momo if you send money over a certain threshold you pay a percentage charge to Vipps. Charging a fee on electronic money transactions is done everywhere in the world. If it is not not an evil intention that they have for Ghana why will this idi0t of a man refuse it.
Agyimifour ndcfour hene he will never talk sense but always making hollow statements to influence their block headed supporters, such a thing too is leading a political party only ndc will tolerate such a tomfoolery as a general secretary. Supreme court has ruled you can burn the sea and if you like bring your barbaric stupidityy to parliament we shall show you pepper, enkwasifour party
This guy is certainly talking sense and asking the right questions.
WHAT A HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS ASIEDU NKETIA GUY, IS GUY FOR REAL JOKER HE IS THIS GUY WHO CRITISED E-LEVY YET HE HAS HIS WIFE AND KIDS IN CANADA PAYING CANADIAN TAXES ABOVE 13% INCLUDINGPROPERTY TAX YET HE DOESN'T WANT E-LEVY TO BE IMPLIMENTED. WHEN HE GET SICK HE WILL RUN TO CANADA AM VERY SURE. HE TAKES GHANAIANS AS FOOOOOLS HE CAN NEVER BE TRUSTED IF GHANA IS SO GOOD WHY HIS FAMIY LEAVE IN CANADA SUCH IGNOOORANT MAN. TELL HIM TO GO TO WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE. NDC ARE LIKE THAT EVEN COUGHT RED HANDED THEY SAID IS GREEN INSTEAD OF RED. PURE PROPAGANDALISTSSSSS PARTY CAN NEVER BE TRUUUUSTED ANY DAY OR WEEK, MONTH, YEAR RAIN OR SHINE, JUST CHECK SINCE DR. NKRUMAH ALL THE COUPS IN GHANA FROM KOTOKA, ANKRAH, TO RAWLINGS IS DONE BY NDC SO THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY CHANPION COUPS, IMF. THEY HAVE SENT GHANA TO IMF MORE THAN ANY OTHER PARTY EVER AND CONTINUE TO TRUMPET THAT TONE.
Why do we continue to give this man so much air time koraa Does it sit with you that an MP elected if there should be a vote in parliament he can’t vote for the wishes of his constituents because the speaker who has no constituency did not come to work? Come let’s stop being petty
What's absurd is that the NDC and their general secretary don't get it. What's absurd is that they are not advancing any legal argument to counter the judgement passed by the SC. Just an emotional appeal which goes nowhere. Don't they have any legal brains in the party? At least someone to break this down for them. At least we know in advanced democracies, the Speakers who are elected members of the assembly preside over the meetings and also vote and there's no crisis. ***barred word***, already
You think you are invincible… Keep on with you loose talk. JJ self go…