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Even the president is not above the law. The president can not make any directive that goes against the law. The speaker is also not above the law!
@Adanko, Mr. Rabbit, can the Supreme Court tell the president not to collect a loan from the IMF? Or can it tell the president not to propose a budget? You are ignorant of the separation of powers.
The ignorance of your conscience is in full display, the decision the speaker took borders around constitutional matter. The supreme just intimated stay your judgement while we deliberate on the interpretation of the law. Bag ...
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Well, kt was not an urgent matter such that someone would die. So why not even a substituted service was done?
Nlp refused to go to parliament. An indication there is nothing urgent to be done there. So why did rhe SC go th ...
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@LutherGhandi, read this:
Article 97 states the grounds on which an MP may vacate the seat: "1) A member of Parliament shall vacate his seat in Parliament—
"(g) if he leaves the party of which he was a member at the t ...
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Did they leave the current caucus in parliament? They filed to contest as in dependent candidates in the NEXT PARLIAMENT... not the current parliament! Why then must the people they represent be denied representation in parli ...
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Have you thought of the people of SALL not being represented for almost 4 years?
Aboa ba. SALL as at today has no representative in parliament. Kwasia kwa
@DAGADU. The Constitution is clear. You cannot eat your cake and have it. You lose your status immediately you "file to contest as an independent candidate in the NEXT PARLIAMENT....". In fact to make such a declaration is to ...
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One of the grounds for arresting the decision of the Speaker is Parliament not granting the accused hearing. Basic rule in law. This ground can lead to a court annuling the Speaker's ruling.
Rubbish @ Nana Yaw. Back to basics.
So if it isn't an urgent matter, why is the NDC caucuses rushing to be majority in parliament 7 weeks before an election? What can they do with that majority when whatever law you propose has to be accented by the president a ...
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WHY DID;NT THE COURT STOP EC OVER SALL ?? WHAT HAS THE SUPREME COURT DONE SINCE ABOUT SALL CASE?
Can the supreme court tell parliament what to do?
You’re partisan, my friend!
They just want to buy time, remember SALL. Do the right thing! We are all under the rule of law and the Speaker has applied the law. Where is the law that stops the Speaker's ruling? Support the court and we also have the rig ...
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Was Mike Ocquaye not a speaker when he declared his seat vacant? Even the Prez said he wont work with him. It was a Parliament issue just like this one. It determined who the majority leader will be. Be wise next time.
In reality the supreme Court cannot tell the speaker to "stay his judgement" on matters of parliamentary procedure and house rules. The rules will go ahead and apply while the SC do what is required of them constitutionally, ...
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The president does not take loans directly from the IMF rather it goes through parliament. Some of you should think before talking or comment on issues.
Yeah, don't argue with ignorance 'n illiteracy. He is not aware of separation of powers in a democracy.
True I think the Supreme Court can suspended bills and laws for the public but can’t suspend decisions by the speaker for parliament even in America when the court stops a bill the president can veto it
What Bagbin did was like a judge sees someone stealing his television and decides to sentence him. You don't do that. You bring a charge against the person and allow him to defend himself. He just sees MPs who have filed to ...
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The Speaker of Parliament brought this issue together with his evidence, thus the notice of poll received from the EC..this was debated in the chamber of parliament as a whole, if the four affected MPs had anything to say or ...
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You are lying. In America the decision of the SC is binding on both the Presidency and the Congress. Do not spew lies. SC is a powerful institution in any democracy
Ok you’re right it’s not possible but there was a time in the past that a president didn’t follow a Supreme Court decision and I think this is the right time to do that to this kangaroo Akufo Addo’s court
So, the Supreme Court should sit down for the confused Speaker to make rulings which contradict the constitution? There is no law in Ghana the Speaker's ruling is not subject to the constitution. And the SC is the constitutio ...
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@Adanko or whatever, that's all what you can compare your sorry self to. Don't forget, this your Akuffo Addo and the current Npp group, I have said it time without number, are taking Ghana to a civil war. This is so glaring t ...
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If the salt has lost its taste what it left but to trample it under our feet. If the supreme court has lost respect and integrity, no one will take it serious any more. That is what is happening.
The Supreme Court is also not above Ghana's constitution. The constitution doesn't give that power to the Supreme court. If they don't know that, they are not supposed to be in that office. Article 99 states that it is the H ...
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The constitution of Ghana is the supreme law of the land and all legalities are governed by it.The simple question we should ask ourselves is ... who's responsible is it to determine a parliamentary seat vacant? Well, accordi ...
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@Mr Kofi USA. The Constitution is clear on the basis for forfeiting an MP's seat in parliament. That the 4MPs have violated both the relevant constitutional provision regarding their office and its consequent social contract ...
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MASSA- WHY DID;NT THE SUPREME COURT STOP AKUFO ADDO FROM SELLING SAGLEMI TO FOREIGNERS?
This devil Ayariga from Bawku wants to extend what he initiated Bawku that has claimed more lives to the whole country. Insha Allah, he'll not succeed. Have people realized that Mama Ayariga has never featured in news for any ...
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Why should Ghanaians vote npp? All your policies have failed! Gerrout!
Mr. Adanko or whatever you call yourself. As you said nobody is above the law. The Supreme Court too is not above the law. I hope you listened carefully to Mr. Mahama Ayariga. He said there is NO law in the constitution which ...
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https://youtu.be/Nw29mT8cFhQ?si=e8wQo78nhJOhp_FP
Is the chief justice above the law? Who are the law makers? Chief justice or Parliament? Please bring the CJ to come and sit in parliament every day and tell the Speaker how to run the house. That will show her power paa.
Hello, who appeared before Appointments committee to be vetted by whom? Speaker or Chief Justice
@Adanko Deka. The Constitution allows the SC to "make declarations" on matters of parliament. That is guaranteed by the constitution. The Constitution also allows the speaker to make decisions in parliament regarding house ru ...
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If the salt has lost its taste what it left but to trample it under our feet. If the supreme court has lost respect and integrity, no one will take it serious any more. That is what is happening.
Akyffool Addo Kwasia has destroyed Ghana beyond repair.
Yes, that Kyebi baboon has totally destroyed our nation with all its institutions
I knew straight away that Alban Bagbin would fail as a SP bcoz he suffers from inferiority complex.Secondly he wasted all he had on those useless prostitute nurses and midwifes in Korle Bu who come from the North.
Chaaiiii, so you mean your hopeless thief and clueless Mike Ocquaye didn't fail you people..????? I know you people will be cursing him wildly by now
He is a.k.a. Aparachiki Abele Mamu Okoi.
@kwaku tee
Your comment tells one thing! A tribal bigot! Nobody will take you serious because even fools and nonentities can comment on thos platform for free! I believe from a to z of your family are all failures! Even if h ...
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Ndc is a lawless political party and if it doesn't go their way it's not good
Why should we insult the president, who has nothing to with with what is happening. I believe opinions can be shared, but why the insults.. we should be a little bit civilised..
Is your dotard deranged old fool Akuffool Kwasia Addo civilised?
John Mahama killed President Atta Mills when he was the Vice President, killed Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur and JJ Rawlings when he became a formal President. John Mahama has killed all the big men and its left with the woman. Pl ...
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I can really see, the ndc have realised they are going to loose the election come Dec 7, hence wants to make the country governable. If the speaker makes a constitutional blander, are yiu oer your submission is saying nothing ...
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Look at an NPPig talking like a pig!
Sarfo,you are really a stupid pig. Ghana,s parliament unlike that of the UK is not above the law.Illetrate Ndc moron
You are either a bandit or an idiot
I feel sad for NDC the party that late DF Annan,Mary Grant,Harry Sawyer etc tried to take out of the military gangster style of leadership are going back to their dark days.If they continue to fool they will face the full for ...
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This time, the force is with the people of Ghana which the NDC party represents. We will resist any attempt to subvert our democracy for the love of our country. I am an independent but I will vote for the NDC for a change.
IT IS ’LOSE’ NOT ‘LOOSE’ ELECTIONS!
Please enroll in the nearest Progressively FSHS for better education in order to know the correct word to use.
You see! The gods of the land have made you to use the wrong word an ...
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@reply to nonsense nonsense
Ndcare not going to.lose the election! You are singing tribalism to keep you in power when you've been useless! Nobody will vote for npp, go round and ask. Kerp sharing money and divide g the coun ...
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No wonder somebody said that the NDC parliamentarians are like sheep to their Speaker. Your diabolical intentions won't work. And also, stop pretending that you are working in the interest of Ghanaians. It's fir your selfish ...
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NDC scared to the marrow by the tumultuous crowds that welcome DMB wherever he goes.
@kilogram
Bawumia shares money and the people are hungry so off course they will go to his gathering. You be stupid to think npp will win because they've done nothing in 8 years! Only idiots like you don't see it because of ...
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It's just the same way Mike Ocquaye worked for your NPP's selfish interests when he unilaterally declared the Fomena seat vacant in 2020 for you idiots to feel happy about
The Supreme Court will never use the Mike Ocquaye decision as a reference point.They will look at the entire case study it and give their judgement.
Kromfuor ba! Why are you strangely running away from that Mike Ocquaye case?
So because someone erred 'the other time's and you people were so dumb to even notice it, the NPP should do same by sleeping on their rights for same error to be committed?
Mo de333...smh.
Go to court to question them. The media won't give you the answer. Why are you using the media instead of the court .
The voices of the wise within NDC are never recognised only the violent ones are accepted. NDC shd have allowed the wise members to challenge Mike Ocquaye decision. It is exactly what NPP is using their intelligent members to ...
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We don't have court under Akuffool Kwasia Addo.
The same Nana Addo's court freed Ato Forson which no one in NDC protested.
We have to start assassinating the Judiciary so they know that, - truth, justice and balance are the only true protection for mankind. This is a mission well scripted. These NPP Judiciary you see today, you will not see them ...
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Ghanaians supports your cause.
If the SC was interested in holding the country together,they would have interpreted Article 97 and its associated clauses. It's only that which can halt the Speaker's ruling.
Only Supreme Court has the power to interpret the Constitution and not the speaker of parliament, respect the law
Oh, gyimifuor ba @FTT! Just go away with all your Supreme Court criminals! You knew what you'll be using them for, that's why you packed them up with your foolsoldiers like sardines
Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha! Ignorant intellectual!
You don't need to be aware. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Laws are decided to keep peace for the people not a political party
The Executive should not also take any checks from parliament and therefore do what the constitution assigned them to do. Parliament has only four weeks to function. There checks and balance.
Stupid. The ruling of the SC binds everybody both executive and judiciary
John Mahama killed President Atta Mills when he was the Vice President, killed Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur when he became a formal President. Please Prof. Naana Opoku Agyemang this is an advice to you
Akuffo Addo brutally killed his first wife in a fit of anger, that is why nobody ever heard anything about his first wife. He then plotted with his NPP gangsters to murder Hon. JB Danquah-Adu. Then during the 2020 elections, ...
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Do the Supreme Court justices go to church?Just asking!
Learn to separate facts from faith!!!
Yes…the Chief Justice is a member of ICGC…
Mr. Speaker! What the toilet papers in the supreme court did amounts to obstruction of parliamentary business. Please apply article 122 to stop them from taking parliament hostage.
NDC is not responsible for the actions of the 3 NPP MPs who have changed their status in parliament.
The Speaker applied the law as stipulated in the Constitution.The Supreme Court has not said that the Speaker acted contrar ...
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Mad people you wait Ghanaians will teach you fools a lesson on7 December
24 HOUR MAJORITY
Hahahaha, we have the 24-hour MOURNERS still mourning their loss oo.......
Of course, everybody knows that the NDC is mostly composed of "buga-buga" aggressive people, who take a great delight in violent and other evil-filled thuggery activities. In this connection, it's not surprising that they a ...
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Your brain is truly small. We have long known that you always rely on the security forces, but this will not work for you this time koraaaa
And what law also permit a speaker to declare a seat vacant?
Minta Akando should just sit on Ursula Owusu's seat again to tap current
This is a legislative COUP…pure and simple. Bag in needs to be impeached and stand trial for attempting COUP. Ghana WAKE UP…
Bullshit. Parliament is not and cannot be a law unto themselves. Is Ghana not a common law jurisdiction? If there was no such law previously, now there is. Judges can and do make law in common law jurisdictions.
Is Ayariga ...
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This is a legislative COUP…pure and simple. Bagbin needs to be impeached and stand trial for attempting COUP. Ghana WAKE UP…
We are very okay with any coup that instantly immobilizes the JUDICIAL IMPUNITY that our FILTHY SUPREME COURT has been practising
If the NDC will not respect the pronouncement and directive of the Supreme Court even in opposition, then you can imagine when they win power.
This is how you people always talk and yet becomes a loser.
Common sense will tell you that if you declare a seat vacant
and you cannot conduct by-election then that decision is null and void.
I'm sure this belief is coming from your ashawo mother
Am with you ndc go on more fire even if that is what would bring the war we are ready
Maybe they have another Speaker in Jubilori House. In my second term I'll fight Galamsey, and I make Accra the cleanest City in Africa. So help me madam Cecilia. Hahaha. Clean water???
I think I agree with you.
If you didn't know, now you know. You think the Speaker of parliament can act any how and get away with it? Any aggrieved person(s) can seek redress in the courts. We call it checks and balances as part of the rule of law.
Under what Constitutional Arts etc and procedures, it should quote them, for the SC to give their directives?
We do not need you to know of any law.
If you are man enough go against the Supreme Court's ruling let's, see.
Foolish people. You think the country is jungle like Bawku.
INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW IS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPREM COURT IN ANY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD ,BAGBIN WAS WRONG ,SHE SHOULD OF WAITED FOR SUPREM COURT TO FINISHED WITH THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF THE LAW
have they SC interpreted any law...the SC could've interpreted that article straight up and not to suspend the pronouncement of Speaker which is not their mandate....SC erred
Even president's decision can be suspended
What is all this noise about? In two months time there is going to be a general elections, and after that everything would change, so why the fight over majority/minority in parliament? Even the speaker of parliament will go ...
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Supreme Court does not declare which party constitutes majority in Parliament. It is the speaker of Parliament who has the power to do so. The supreme court is needlessly interfering in the affairs of Parliament. Too dangero ...
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Perfect response from NDC, when did the judiciary have power over the legislature.Absolute nonsense that chief justice is a disgrace to us fantis
This is sickening! Is the Speaker a god in parliament? What rubbish is this?
NDC always want to bring trouble..!! Ayariga is a damn fool for making such silly remarks. Crazy guy
Arrest the whole Ghana. And feel freely. What the Hell. Coming from a great French Family. Who teached you French and Galamsey ?.?.? Kibi cousins?
Ghana has become a lawless and leaderless FAILED STATE
Do you guys have what it takes to stop the verdict or the ruling of the supreme Court?.
Folks,I am listening to the Probe on Joy News currently and Mahama Ayariga is using the constitution to educate the public on the flaws in what the supreme court has done. The guy is too much. The supreme court as it stands ...
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Members of Parliament are voted for, but Judges are not voted for rather they go there by "MERIT". If Ayariga loses his seat in any election, will you hear from again?
Also, there is a saying that "ignorance of the law is ...
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Stupid Pellicles
Akuffo addo is a corrupt idiot! 90% of his appointees are failures because they were elected based on nepotism, tribalism and recklessness! You are so stupid!
Pls, we beg you don't bring confusion. If what the supreme Court has done has no legal basis, you can context it rather than threatening 'patapaa' in parliament, we shall cancel e-levy and all that. If you choose to ignore su ...
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The Supreme Court’s decision is incorrect
Facts :
i)The Applicant asked for an order of the court that will last for 10days. That is the nature of ex parte applications. The law is that after 10days, the applicant must re ...
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If ex party is 10 days, fine case, simply contest it. Lawlessness will not solve anything
We are all confused. One, we did not understand the British way of governance. Two, we did not understand the American way of governance.
Hence and given the above, we are still lost in our so called-hybrid constitutional ...
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Well, you are aware now!! Interpretation of the constitution is the preserve of the SC you idiotic partisan lawyer!! This is basic!!
Thé NDC is plotting a coup.The Ghana army should be deployed in parliament to bring law and order.The Alban Bag In The Bin must be stopped.He is a crazy speaker.
NPP must be ashamed of themselves. After having a clear majority in their first term, in their second term only an independent candidate is saving them. Now they have been shamefully toppled as the majority. They have finally ...
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I can't wait for what will happen at the Parliament next Tuesday. The soldiers will teach some politicians sense !!!
Nowadays, even circuit courts in Ghana delivers justices better than politically motivated so called supreme court. Tweaaa remote control supreme court.
Akuffo Addo is bent on stealing the elections and denying the NDC their newly acquired majority in Parliament is his first step. The NPP illegally wants to use the military to achieve that. It's therefore important for NDC to ...
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Shame that the Supleme Court is doing politics
Yooooooo
MY LAWYER THIS ORDER IS A DIRECTIVE FROM THE SUPREME COURT TO ALBAN BAGBIN. IT IS NOT A LAW. SO YOU DON'T NÈED ONE. PERIOD
All this inferior Mahama Ayariga knows is hypocrisy and lies. Your evil intentions will amount to naught. What a cursed man.
NONSENSE. WHEN JERRY THE DICTATOR DISSOLVED PARLIAMENT AND SUSPENDED THE CONSTITUTION, BUT THE COURTS WERE THERE. NONSENSE TALKING. THE SUPREME COURT THE HIGHEST STATE COURT. YOU SHOULD KNOW. NOT REALLY A GHANAIAN.
We live to see, loud talkers.
Hon Ayariga,most of you NDC lawyers do not do justice to the profession and don’t make it attractive at all,how many times have you gone to court to litigate on behalf of a client? All convenience lawyers and these are the ...
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In fact, Parliament need the court to function but the court does need Parliament to function for the remaining weeks that Parliament would rise for the election. This position of Parliament would rather give the Executive ov ...
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You wrong. Before you can be a supreme judge you have to pass through parliament. It parliament that approved supreme court judges.
When we were in school, we were told that parliament is independent from the executive and the judiciary. We were told that parliament can do anything except to turn a man into a woman and vice versa and that if parliament ...
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA 1992
CHAPTER 008
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REBUPLIC OF GHANA 1992
THE EXECUTIVE
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The President
(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the H ...
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In my opinion the Law itself is a common sense. And the Judges are to apply common sense with Law . Is it not assumptions apply to Law? For instance, if I told someone else I will kill you and I have not done it, the qu ...
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could we for once as a learning democratic nation that want to be governed by rule of law get certain things properly done for more clarity
when it comes to parliament and the Supreme court?
per our constitution it is onl ...
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Would the SC have taken such a decision should Npp needs this to be the majority?
All ndc MPs should go fill seats in parliament whilst all npp MPs should go to their constituencies to campaign. Leave ndc to fight for power in parliament whilst npp lobby for power on the grounds where the voters are & woul ...
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