Regarding Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision in the instance of Adwoa Safo’s absenteeism, the Majority in Parliament has filed a petition with the Supreme Court.
The Speaker’s decision not to automatically trigger the procedure in the declaration of Dome-Kwabenya seat empty is being contested in the unfiled Writ Sulemana Adamu Sanid, the plaintiff vs. The Attorney General.
The MP missed more than 15 House sessions, hence the Caucus demanded that the Dome-Kwabenya seat be declared vacant. As a result, Mr. Bagbin decided that the House would consider whether or not to remove Adwoa Safo.
The Speaker’s decision, according to Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, is completely unacceptable.
The automatic forfeiture of one’s position as a member of the House should a member be absent for 15 days, he claimed, is governed by clear norms that are further strengthened by the 1992 Constitution.
The plantiff is asking the court, in accordance with the writ, to invalidate the Speaker’s stance and to proceed with starting the procedure in accordance with Article 97 (1). (C).
In confirming the writ, Andy Appiah Kubi, the plaintiff’s attorney and MP for Asante Akyem North, stated that his client Sulemana Adamu Sanid, who is also an MP for Ahafo Ano North, has given him instructions to ask the Supreme Court to interpret and give proper meaning to Article 98 (1) c of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
Source: Adomonline.com
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