Vast majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has described commentary from the Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu, on the judgment by the Supreme court that will indicates that the Deputy Loudspeaker of Parliament can be measured to form a quorum even if he is presiding over the sitting since misguided. Haruna Iddrisu offers indicated that the Supreme Court’s ruling is a judicial assistance for the e-levy which has been fulfilled with contempt by the Group. “Our attention has been attracted to a very disappointing ruling from the Supreme Court of Ghana which more or less will be a judicial interference with time tested Parliamentary practice plus establishment convention. “Everywhere on earth in civilized democracies such as the United Kingdom the presiding officer’s vote is discounted. Therefore it is not for nothing that post 102 provides that a individual presiding shall have no first nor casting vote. The particular Supreme Court, to put this aptly, this ruling can be judicial support for E-levy, ” the Tamale Southern Member of Parliament said. He or she added “Form today probably there will be a new definition of exactly what first and second Mouthpiece Speaker is. Maybe all of them they don’t deserve all of us accorded the office they take up. ”But reacting to feedback by the Minority Leader, Honest Annoh-Dompreh indicated that “The commentary coming from the Minority Chief in the wake of the Great Court’s ruling is regrettable and misguided. I believe can have spoken more sensibly, knowing him for their intelligence & experience within governance. He & those who think like him need to spare us”. Adding that will “the ill-intentioned complaints & respect due process. Exactly where were these comments through him when the same Great Court ruled to support Mr. Mahama’s election because President? It’s a strange opinion that must be disregarded. Ghanaians can not be deceived”. The apex courtroom of the country ruled that this Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted to form a quorum on a Parliamentary decision even if he is presiding. This states the approval of the 2022 budget without the presence from the Minority in Parliament. The particular panel that sat in the case which was brought prior to it by one Proper rights Abdulai included Justices Jones Dotse, Nene Amegatcher, Prof Ashie Kotey, Mariama Owusu, Lovelace Johnson, Clemence Honyenuga, and Emmanuel Kulendi confirmed the arguments of the Lawyer General. The apex courtroom of the land also hit out portions of the position orders of parliament which usually reads“A Deputy Speaker or any type of other member presiding will not retain his initial vote while presiding. ”Source: MyNewsGh. com/ 2022Send your own news stories to [email protected] and through WhatsApp on +233 202452509Related Topics: FeatureGhana