Speaker of Parliament has found himself caught in a legal trap set by the Majority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin.
The Majority in parliament have been up in arms against the Speaker of parliament who has repeatedly refused to convene the house.
The legal trap set by the majority leader means that Bagbin has up to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to reconvene the House.
In a move to ensnare the pro-NDC speaker, Majority Leader Afenyo Markin secured 100 signatures from NPP Lawmakers above the 15% of 275 legally required to force the speaker to convene sitting.
Addressing a press conference, the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, surrounded by some members of the Majority Caucus, announced at a news conference held on Friday, May 3, 2024 that the Speaker now has no option but to call for a sitting within the next 7 days.
Article 112(3) states that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, fifteen percent of Members of Parliament may request a meeting of Parliament, and the Speaker shall, within seven days, after the receipt of the request, summon Parliament.”
“We are invoking our right under the law in good faith and for the good of our democracy. In fact, we are fortified by law to proceed to compel the Speaker to reconvene the House”, he said.
With the invocation of Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution, which was contained in a memo addressed to the Speaker, Mr. Bagbin has within seven days to recall the House from recess.
Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Leader of Government Business in parliament said more than 100 members on the majority side are signatories to the memo, seeking to compel Bagbin to recall the House.
Mynewsgh.com
