Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has descended heavily on the Chief Justice of Ghana Gertrude Torkonoo after the Supreme Court verdict on the four vacant seats in parliament.
According to Manasseh Azure Awuni when parliament didn’t sit for a few days, the Chief Justice called it a constitutional crisis.
In a long write-up after the Supreme Court Verdict today which has ruled against Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant.
He wrote, “She’s leading a panel of judges to expedite the case brought to the apex court by the aggrieved NPP side in Parliament. When the same Parliament passed a bill in February, and the President refused to receive it for signing into law, the Supreme Court is taking forever to settle that case before it. Proponents of the law recently protested against the delay in hearing that case”.
“In the NPP’s parliamentary case, the same court is sprinting. What is the point in declaring a constitutional crisis over lack of parliamentary proceedings when the outcome of parliamentary proceedings is ignored by the executive and the judiciary doesn’t see it fit to expeditiously resolve the matter brought before it?”, Manasseh Azure questioned.
The investigative Journalist further reiterated that the justice system in Ghana is worse than the constitutional crisis in Parliament and stated those chiding Speaker Bagbin must be equally worried about Ghana’s judiciary and the conduct of institutions of the state that are supposed to be independent.
See his post below:
When Parliament didn’t sit for a few days, the Chief Justice called it a constitutional crisis. She’s leading a panel of judges to expedite the case brought to the apex court by the aggrieved NPP side in Parliament.
When the same Parliament passed a bill in February, and the… pic.twitter.com/wmVuTFWPjq
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) November 12, 2024
