The Minority in Parliament has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has violated the 1992 constitution for failing to inform the House about his trip to Belgium on a national assignment.
The President left Ghana on Monday June 5, 2017 to Belgium as part of his visit to that country, ahead of the conduct of the meetings of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocates Group of Eminent Personalities.
But the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu on Wednesday June 7 on the floor of parliament quoted Standing Order (53) (1d) to support his claim that the President violated the constitution by not informing parliament about the trip.
That portion of the constitution compels the President of the republic to notify the house prior to a journey out of the country on national assignment.
He, therefore, described the failure of the president to inform the house as disrespect for the constitution.
Accra News reported that in response, however, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, read a communiqué from the seat of government that informed the House of the president’s trip.
The communiqué as read by the Speaker indicated the President is expected to spend seven days visiting other European countries to engage Ghanaians in the diaspora and also some bilateral discussions.
Source: classfmonline.com
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Without these NDC cr!m!nal gangs, Ghana will be a far better place..... The NPP govt must totally ignore these create, l00t and share brigade called NDC.... Why will Haruna and co not talk about the numerous corruption allegations against them from COCOBOD, YEA, NHIA, Ghana Standard Authority........ name the rest. I have not heard them talk about galamsey polluting our water bodies. They did not do anything about it when they were in power. It is sad that their founder has now confessed that he has collected $2M bribe from Abacha but used it for nationalist cause. NDC cr!m!nal gang will soon become irrelevant.....
I BLAME GHANAIANS FOR ELECTING THIS KAYAYEI'S, WATCHMEN ,TOILET CLEANERS,FUFU POUNDERS,ARMED ROBBERS AND THE MOST CORRUPT PARTY IN GHANA TO REPRESENT MOST GHANAIANS TO PARLIAMENT.KICK THEM OUT.OFOUI AKRONFOU PARTY.
If the Speaker has been informed by the President of his travel and the Speaker has not informed parliament , is there a breach on the part of the President? The Speaker read the comminique thereafter it therefore means that it was available but not communicated. Please Hon Minority Leader make your leadership meaningful to Ghanaian by your actions. You have so far not impressed Ghanaians at all. CHECK YOURSELF
What kind of opposition is this...you people are just too petty !!!
just 5 months in opposition and they are becoming paranoid. Only God knows what will become of them if 24months