The NPP Member of Parliament(MP) for Abuakwa South constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea, has added his voice to the ongoing impasse between the Legislature and the Executive, arguing that the recent letter from the Presidency, signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, to Parliament on the anti-gay bill does not constitute a violation of the Constitution.
The former Works and Housing Minister noted that the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin went a bit too far while sharing his views on the letter sent to the clerk of Parliament on behalf of the Presidency.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, during a Parliamentary session, suspended the approval of ministers and deputy ministers of state nominated by President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, March 20.
The decision by the Speaker of Parliament to suspend the ministerial vetting was, as a result of a letter sent to the speaker by the secretary to the President instructing parliament to cease and desist from transmitting the Anti-Gay bill to the presidency to assent.
The actions from the Presidency and the Speaker has generated conversations with some key persons sharing their views on the subject matter. While others embrace the decision of the Speaker, others also condemn his actions describing it as needless.
Amongst the persons who disagree with the Speaker is the Abuakwa South Lawmaker, Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea.
Speaking on Citinews, Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea said the tit-for-tat attitude by the Minority must stop.
“I will not say that there is a pattern from the president’s end to, sort of, frustrate the processes of assenting to bills. Even if he does that, you can bring it to his attention. We should not say, and I am not saying, that is the state of affairs.”
“If the president is doing something which is unconstitutional, there are processes to bring the president to order. But to lower the standards of governance to say, oh, let’s do a tit-for-tat, let’s ensure that we frustrate his work because we sent some bills to him, and he doesn’t want to assent to those bills, I don’t believe that is the way to go,” he said.
The Speaker of Parliament explained that, his action stems from an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court by MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor, rendering Parliament unable to sanction new ministers nominated by President Akufo-Addo.
Source: Kobina Darlington/peacefmonline.com
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Just stop the 'tat'and there will be no 'tit'. The president and his people are simply disrespecting the people of this country. We Say we dont want LGBTQ++++++ only God knows what will be next, and yet you don't want to sign it into law. Are you alright in the head.
MR ATTA KYEA GHANA DOES NOT BELONG TO THE AKYEMS OK STOP THE FOOLING
So you guys should just stop your diabolical tits and there will be no tats
@Koo, hmm I asked the same question. Mike Oquaye would have personally be in favour of the bill but the mafias would have overpowered him. Thank God for Bagbin's life, he's resilient and clever, I never got worried because I knew he will outwit Akufo Addo any day
Bagbin didnt win the Speaker for anything, imagine Mike Oquaye had won the speaker these people would have sold Ghana. They think they are Ghanaian than everybody and that they can do anything, anytime the way they wanted, what at all is this? mchewwwwwwww ***barred word***
If the ordinary secretary to the president can disrespect parliament, then in my opinion, what the speaker did was right. Did the presidency and for that matter the president thought through the repercussions of the letter that was sent to the speaker? The level of impunity and arrogance on the part of the president must cease for God’s sake. If the letter was signed by the president, that would have been understandable but for his ordinary secretary who does not even have constitutional power to issue such a note to the speaker, to me is very disrespectful to the house. The president should understand that all the arms of government have certain constitutional powers and he must respect that. Hon. Atta Akyea should direct his advise to the president and stop blaming the speaker. Wasn’t he part of the MPs who voted for the bill?
When you people stop the akyem mafiasm and the reintroduction of neocolonialism, the tit for tats will stop automatically. You people thought you were the masters of machinations and had monopoly over it? You'll see your levels