Minority threatens Supreme Court action over government’s failure to present policies to Parliament

The Minority Spokesperson on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed that the Minority is considering a move to the Supreme Court of Ghana to compel the government to present its policies and programmes to Parliament of Ghana for scrutiny.

According to him, the move is aimed at securing a judicial declaration that government initiatives must be formally laid before Parliament to enable effective oversight.

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“…We are thinking of going to the Supreme Court to get the Supreme Court to make a declaration that all of those programs that they have been launching should be brought to Parliament,” he said on TV3 on February 22, 2026.

Oppong Nkrumah explained that Parliament, as the people’s representative body, has a constitutional responsibility to scrutinise government policies and ensure accountability in their implementation.

“We need to, as the people's house, take on the task of doing proper oversight, particularly over the government policies and programs. If you read the constitution, Article 36(5), it says that when you come to power, the programs you are going to run, present them to parliament,” he noted.

He explained that presenting programmes to Parliament ensures transparency and enables lawmakers to allocate resources appropriately and monitor performance.

“Why? So that the people of Ghana will be seized with clarity on what you want to do. We can appropriate budgets for you and we can now keep an eye on it. Are you doing this? Is this being fulfilled? Is it meeting its objectives?” he added.

The Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker further accused the government of failing to comply with this constitutional requirement, arguing that the situation is undermining Parliament’s oversight role.

“What is happening is that the government is literally refusing to bring its policies and programs, to Parliament. You've heard me several times asking them to bring it. And that ask that we ask is in concordance with Article 36(5)… Once parliament doesn't have them, you can't even exercise oversight,” he stated.

He indicated that the Minority has tracked several programmes launched by the government but noted that only one has been presented to Parliament following persistent demands.

“Currently the government has launched about 17 programs. We've been keeping track of it. It's only one, the 24-hour economy program after we insisted over and over again that the program has now been brought to Parliament and even that one, they brought the bill before they brought the program itself,” he indicated.

Oppong Nkrumah cited other initiatives, including the National Apprenticeship Programme and Feed Ghana, as examples of programmes yet to be formally presented to Parliament.

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“Nkoko nkitinkiti, the program document is not before Parliament, the National Apprenticeship Program is not before Parliament, the Feed Ghana is not before Parliament. I follow it keenly and it's not there. And what that does is that it limits how much oversight that Parliament is doing,” he concluded.

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