{"id":164013,"date":"2024-03-21T11:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/anti-gay-bill-akufo-addo-was-being-law-abiding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:23:47","slug":"anti-gay-bill-akufo-addo-was-being-law-abiding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/anti-gay-bill-akufo-addo-was-being-law-abiding\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-gay bill: Akufo-Addo was being law abiding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Majority caucus in Parliament has clarified that the letter from the Presidency directing the clerk not to transmit the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values to the presidency did not undermine the authority of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin asserted that the President was well within his right to abide by the injunctive processes before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Wednesday suspended the consideration of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State nominated by President Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was prompted by an interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court by the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor, preventing Parliament from approving the new ministerial appointments.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Majority caucus defended the President\u2019s actions, arguing that the letter did not violate any constitutional provisions and should not be misconstrued as an attempt to undermine the constitutional order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn every interpretation and permutation, the letter from the Office of the President did not undermine the authority of Parliament as wrongly alleged by Mr Speaker. Needless to say, the President\u2019s letter did not breach any provision of the Constitution and significantly, Mr Speaker could not misconstrue the same as a continuous attempt by the Executive to subvert the constitutional order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Minority caucus has expressed their support for the Speaker\u2019s decision, highlighting the importance of Parliament standing united against what they perceived as authoritarian tendencies of the President and his government.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here to read the full statement by the Majority Caucus<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f310.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f4f0.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf0\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/>\u00a0#StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Majority caucus in Parliament has clarified that the letter from the Presidency directing the clerk not to transmit the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values to the presidency did not undermine the authority of Parliament. 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