The Cuscus, on its petition, asked the TG Speaker to dismiss a request from the Majority Caucus for the recall of the House.
The Majority Leader a few days ago wrote the Speaker, asking him to recall the House flowing the Supreme Court’s description as unconstitutional and his declaration of some seats vacant.
He wants the Speaker to reconvene Parliament on November 28 and 29 after it was indefinitely adjourned on November 7.
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But the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ari Forosn, responding said the Majority Leader has not met the threshold required for the House to be recalled.
He opined that the recall does not meet “the threshold and requirement under Article 112(3) of the Constitution and Order 53(1) of the Standing Orders, which require signatures of 15 percent of members of Parliament to trigger a recall of Parliament.”
He referred to the recall as an “ill-fated and ill-timed recall. Should this request be granted, not only will members of Parliament be required to truncate their important engagements with the electorate, but members will have to contend with logistical and other challenges to commute over long distances, difficult and hard-to-reach constituencies to Accra.”
The Minority admonished the Speaker to uphold the principles of fairness and propriety in his decision, warning that granting the recall would set a precedent for future abuses of parliamentary processes.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, appealing to him not to recall the House as proposed by the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The Cuscus, on its petition, asked the TG Speaker to dismiss a request from the Majority Caucus for the recall of the House.
The Majority Leader a few days ago wrote the Speaker, asking him to recall the House flowing the Supreme Court’s description as unconstitutional and his declaration of some seats vacant.
He wants the Speaker to reconvene Parliament on November 28 and 29 after it was indefinitely adjourned on November 7.
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But the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ari Forosn, responding said the Majority Leader has not met the threshold required for the House to be recalled.
He opined that the recall does not meet “the threshold and requirement under Article 112(3) of the Constitution and Order 53(1) of the Standing Orders, which require signatures of 15 percent of members of Parliament to trigger a recall of Parliament.”
He referred to the recall as an “ill-fated and ill-timed recall. Should this request be granted, not only will members of Parliament be required to truncate their important engagements with the electorate, but members will have to contend with logistical and other challenges to commute over long distances, difficult and hard-to-reach constituencies to Accra.”
The Minority admonished the Speaker to uphold the principles of fairness and propriety in his decision, warning that granting the recall would set a precedent for future abuses of parliamentary processes.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
