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The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has criticized President Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s recent actions regarding the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, labeling them as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

Mahama Ayariga emphasized that the president should acknowledge that the law transcends his authority and that he is not the ultimate authority within Ghana\u2019s constitutional framework.<\/p>\n

Supporting the stance taken by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to suspend the confirmation of the president\u2019s new ministers, Mahama Ayariga underscored the importance of the president recognising Parliament\u2019s pivotal role in Ghana\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Citi FM<\/strong> on Thursday, March 21, Mahama Ayariga asserted Parliament\u2019s resolve to push back whenever the president refuses to approve laws they have enacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important for the president to note that he is not the Alpha and Omega under the constitution. There are coordinate branches of government and they also have their own powers. If we will sit there and labour and pass legislations and bring it to you and you refuse to assent to it, what makes you think that we will also sit there and do your business for you?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that it is also right that we also decide that if we pass legislations and he keeps refusing to assent to them, we won\u2019t also do his business. Separation of Powers requires that the legislature must have the capacity to stand up to the executive to check them, otherwise it is a useless system that we are running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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