The Majority group in Parliament has condemned the Speaker, Alban S.K. Bagbin’s indefinite adjournment of Parliament and his handling of the Supreme Court’s injunction on the House on Wednesday 20th March 2024.
According to the Majority, the Speaker’s actions were arbitrary and detrimental to the nation’s governance and democratic processes.
The side also defended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s adherence to what it says are legal proceedings and his refusal to receive the contentious Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024.
The Speaker adjourned Parliament sine die in apparent response to the refusal of President Akufo-Addo to receive the anti-gay bill for his assent or otherwise citing two interlocutory injunctions from the Supreme Court.
He indicated the House is also unable to continue the process of vetting and approval of nominees for ministerial appointments due to a similar interlocutory injunction served on Parliament.
The Majority labelled this move as ‘arbitrary and capricious, and based on a misunderstanding of the legal actions filed in the Supreme Court, which they argue, are unrelated to the President’s nominees.
The Majority argued that President Akufo-Addo’s actions, influenced by the
Supreme Court injunctions, were in line with respecting the rule of law and did not in any way undermine the authority of the judiciary.
