“There is no constitutional crises in this country” – Bagbin

Claims that Ghana is experiencing a constitutional crisis have been rejected by Speaker of the House of Parliament Alban Bagbin.

Despite frequent adjournments due to a lack of quorum, he informed the media on November 6 that Parliament is still operational.

The legislative body has not been dissolved, suspended, or terminated, he stated.

“There is no constitutional crises in this country, I repeat there is no constitutional crises in this country. Parliament is alive and working. Let nobody mislead, misinform or disinform you in this country,” he stated.

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo voiced concern over Parliament’s passive status due to unresolved conflicts, and Mr. Bagbin’s statements follow her remarks.

Speaker Bagbin’s attorney, Thaddeus Sory, was also reprimanded by the Chief Justice for not submitting documents on time in a court dispute about a vacant parliamentary seat, which she described as a “constitutional crisis.”

Speaker Bagbin claims that the “democratic system adopted and enacted as captured in the 1992 Constitution and fleshed out in various laws, process, procedures and practices is what has been triggered and it is working.”

“Democracy is about the rule of law, let the law work,” he said, urging citizens to let democracy function.

“The democratic system we adopted and recognized that in the course of operationalizing the system, disagreements will occur and challenges and prudence will arise. The system has put in place mechanisms, structures and institutions, processes, procedures and rules to follow and apply to resolve the disagreement, convert the challenges into opportunities and provide solutions to the problems. This is what is being perceived and applied. There is no constitutional crises in the country,” Bagbin added.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com