Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has raised constitutional concerns about the dismissal of Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Presidency, over the latest Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé ‘Galamsey Economy.’
He claims that because the President left Ghana on Sunday to attend a summit in London, he cannot fire the minister.
He explained that, according to the constitution, the Vice President, who acts in the absence of the President, should have fired the minister.
He questioned whether the Minister’s dismissal met the constitutional requirement.
“Can we be certain that President Akufo-Addo’s purported dismissal of Mr. Adu Boahen today which is expected to take “immediate effect” per a presidential statement dated November 14, 2022, meets Ghana’s constitutional requirement?”
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From my unimpeachable tracking of President Akufo-Addo; he left Ghana yesterday (Sunday 13/11/2022) on a private visit to London aboard British Airways.
Considering the constitutional provision under Article 60(8) which has been further anchored by a Supreme Court pronouncement to the effect that whenever the President is absent from Ghana the Vice President performs the functions of the President until the President returns, shouldn’t Acting President Bawumia be the one to fire the disgraced Charles Adu Boahen?
Can we be certain that President Akufo-Addo’s purported dismissal of Mr. Adu Boahen today which is expected to take “immediate effect” per a presidential statement dated November 14, 2022, meets Ghana’s constitutional requirement?
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
