Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has expressed reservations on the ruling of the Supreme court on whether the Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted when he’ presiding to make a quorum. The apex court of the country ruled that the Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted to form a quorum on a Parliamentary decision even if he is presiding. This affirms the approval of the 2022 budget without the presence of the Minority in Parliament. The panel that sat on the case which was brought before it by one Justice Abdulai included Justices Jones Dotse, Nene Amegatcher, Prof Ashie Kotey, Mariama Owusu, Lovelace Johnson, Clemence Honyenuga, and Emmanuel Kulendi affirmed the arguments of the Attorney General. The apex court of the land also struck out portions of the standing orders of parliament which reads“A Deputy Speaker or any other member presiding shall not retain his original vote while presiding”. But in a post on Facebook reacting to the ruling, John Mahama indicated that the ruling is shocking but not surprising. He said its an unfortunate interpretation for convenience that sets a dangerous precedent of the judicial interference in Parliament means of the future. The former President’s post read “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. An unfortunate interpretation for convenience that sets a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary means of the future”. Source: MyNewsGh. com/ 2022Send your news stories to [email protected] and via WhatsApp on +233 202452509Related Topics: FeatureGhana