Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has warned the recent phenomenon of citizens filing suits against the passage of bills or the work of parliament will render the legislature useless.
Richard Sky and Amanda Odoi are at the Supreme Court seeking to injunct Parliament from transmitting the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill to President Akufo-Addo.
A citizen has also filed a suit at the Apex Court against a petition to Parliament to probe the Cecilia Dapaah Saga.
Speaking during a debate on the propriety of the laying of the Standards Authority Pricing of Cement Regulation, the speaker related to the possibility of someone heading to court over the LI as warned by Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu to declare no court has the authority to stop parliament from doing its work.
The former Nadowli-Kaleo MP however stated after the legislative processes are over, the court can come in.
Mr. Alban Bagbin revealed he is been inundated with suits seeking to stop parliament from undertaking its legitimate duties.
Though the speaker said his comments are without prejudice to the ongoing Supreme Court hearings, he urged MPs to pay serious attention to the development lest they lose their relevance.
“We have to take this seriously or else our legislative authority is being taken away from us by other agencies and arms of government. That should be resisted by the House or else your being here is of no consequence.
“The law is very clear on this, and so until a bill is being assented to by the President nobody has any business to take that process that is being considered by the House to the court. I don’t want to preempt the judgment of the Supreme Court in this matter.
“But I am giving notice because on a daily basis I’m being served with writs as a party on matters that are being considered by the House. That’s why I am compelled to say these things.”
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
