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Concerns have been raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the Chief Justice’s scheduling of political matters.
This follows the Supreme Court’s Wednesday, March 27, 2024, hearing of a petition submitted by Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor, a Member of Parliament for South Dayi.
The member for the Democratic Party of Canada is requesting that the Supreme Court halt the Speaker of Parliament and the Chamber from vetting and confirming certain state ministers who have been sent to the House for consideration and appointment.
The NDC is interested by the Dafeamekpor case being listed for hearing before Richard Dela Sky v. the Parliament of Ghana and the Attorney-General, according to a statement issued by the party’s general secretary, Fifi Kwetey.
“It is interesting to note, that Richard Dela Sky filed his writ of summons in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024, on the 5th of March 2024. This was almost two (2) clear weeks before Hon. Rockson Dafeamekpor filed his writ of summons on 18th March, 2024 challenging the constitutionality of the latest ministerial nominations by the President,” he explained.
“It’s quite apparent that this is a ploy by the Chief Justice to fast-track the determination of the suit filed by Hon. Rockson Dafeamekpor, while the determination of the Richard Dela Sky suit is deliberately and unduly delayed, to enable the President to shelve the crucial Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill that has been passed by Parliament,” the NDC stated.
The statement said, “Even more bizarre is the fact that the case filed by some NDC Members of Parliament, challenging the constitutionality of the passage of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) Bill as far back as 2022, has not been listed for hearing by the Supreme Court till date.”
Read the full statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
