Head of Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has called for a ceasefire over the Supreme Court ruling which legitimizes the Deputy Speaker's role as a Member of Parliament when presiding over proceedings in the House in lieu of the Speaker.
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, unanimously ruled that a "Deputy Speaker is entitled to be counted as a member of Parliament for quorum" and can "vote and take part in the decision of Parliament".
However, there's been intense opposition from the Minority in Parliament and some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the verdict.
To Ex-President John Mahama, the Supreme Court, by this verdict, has set a ''dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure for the future".
Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George also describes the ruling as despicable, tweeting "the sham called Justice delivery in our Republic. Despicable!''
Charles Owusu, speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', countered the objections raised against the verdict.
To him, the Supreme Court Judges have effectively done their job as Justices hearing the case, so wondered why there is too much noise about the ruling.
Questioning the critics, he asked ''are they (Judges) not there because of the law we're talking about? Their job is about the law. Apart from pronouncing the law, what does the Supreme Court Judge do again?''
Charles Owusu further asked; ''When Joe Osei Owusu acts as Speaker, does he lose his membership as MP? So what is this? If he doesn't become a Member of Parliament, how can he become a Deputy of Speaker? In the first place, until the law is changed, if you are not a Member of Parliament, how can you be a Deputy Speaker? So, how does he lose his membership as a Member of Parliament?''
To him, the opposition is treating the Supreme Court Judges as if they ''Sunday school teachers'', cautioning them to desist from it.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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The NDC is rather despicable. You have these wet behind the ears who but for Ghana’s brand of politics would have been zeros, now trumpeting to us all, sorry ***barred word*** included, that they no better than specialists doing their speciality. Why don’t you go seek a review if you think you know better than the SC regarding this case. Show us cogent Reasons for your view instead of these insults. If you do not want the SC to sit on a case do not seek the view. Full stop. God help us overcome the effusions of these people.
OH NDC IGNOOOORACE IS DEASE SO WHAT ARE THEY TELLING THE YOUTH IN GHANA IGNOOOOORANCE UNRULLY, ARROOOOGANT. THIS CASE WAS CLEAR AS A DAYLIGHT SO WHY ARE STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND, IS THE SAME IN GHANA, SAME IN AUSTRALIA,CANADA, AMERICA, BRITAIN, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA. EVEN A STUDENT MARKING CLASS REGISTER WILL MARK STUDENTS IN THE CLASS WHO ARE PRENT AND MARK HIMSELF TOO SO WHERE DO THESE NDC UNDUCATED NEED TO UNDERSTAN LOOOOOOSERS LEADERS. DO YOUR RESEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE IT. THEY STILL TALKING TO MEDIA THAT THEY WILL NOT AGREED TO IT IN PARLIAMENT. IT A SHAME WE HAVE A PARTY THAT IS SO IGNOOOOORANT THAT IS NOT FUNNY. EVEN SO CALLED LAWYERS AMONG IS VERY SICCK. NDC SO IGNOOOOOOORANT, LOOOOOOOOSERS THEY DON'T EVEN UNDERSTANT THE CONSTITUTION, CANNOT EVEN INTERPRATE THE LAW. AGAIN INEVERYTHING THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION EXCEPT CRITISIMS SUCH LOOOOOOSERS LEADERS AND LOOOOOTERS.
So far as the silent majority exist the PNDC whose membership makes even the most intelligent becomes unpatriotic ***barred word*** to makes those noises because without Politics they became unemployed…this is what will happened! A Country whose journalists thinks they know it all….saa igo bi!