Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has vehemently refuted constitutional crisis claims by Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo as a result of the indefinite suspension of Parliament.
The Chief Justice, during the hearing of the application by the Speaker to vacate the ruling of the apex court on the vacant seats issue, questioned why Parliament was not sitting.
Addressing the media in an uncharacteristic move, Alban Bagbin described such an assertion by the CJ as a deception. The former Nadowli-Kaleo Member of Parliament (MP) explained his decision was well grounded in the procedures of Parliament.
Mr. Alban Bagbin further took on the apex court of the land for what he describes as an encroachment on the territory of the Legislature by the Judiciary warning the consequences are dire.
The Speaker further accused President Akufo-Addo and the Chief of engaging in a sin against the constitution over the handling of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. Mr. Alban Bagbin asked the two to repent revealing his instructions to the clerk to resubmit the anti-gay bill to the President for his assent.
Speaker Bagbin also rejected accusations of illegally procuring legal services from Thaddeus Sory, following Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame’s questioning of the basis for such claims.
He revealed his intention to take on the A-G verbally over the matter whenever he gets the opportunity to meet him.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
