Judiciary and Executive are colluding to weaken Parliament – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has asserted that the Judiciary and the Executive are seemingly collaborating to undermine Parliament’s authority.

Addressing the media, Speaker Bagbin stated that the actions and decisions of the executive and judicial arms of government seem to be conspiring to undermine the legislative branch of government.

“Ladies and gentlemen, recent acts of the Judiciary and Executive interference in the workings of Parliament pose a direct challenge to the essence, jurisdiction, authority, powers, and functioning of the esteemed institution of Parliament, which is the repository of the sovereign will of the people of Ghana. It is becoming increasingly clear, the Judiciary and the Executive are colluding to weaken Parliament.

“The decision of the Ghanaian voters in the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections is loud and clear to all discerning people. The decision is obviously a preference for a consensual and collaborative governance to a winner-take-all government.

The majoritarian system of Parliament, where the Minority has a say, but the Majority have its way was rejected by the voters. They rather opted for inclusivity, collaboration, and consensus building, leaving nobody behind.

“The equal representation of the two major political parties in Ghana, resulting in the composition of a hung parliament, to the voters, is the best way forward for our dear nation. The expectation of the voters, is, this will lead to the constitution of a Parliament where the national interest will prevail as against partisan or parochial interests”, the Speaker stated.

Mr. Bagbin further stated that he believes in the Supremacy of the Constitution and not the Supremacy of the Judiciary. He also acknowledged that he is the first Speaker of Parliament in the history of Ghana to work in an evenly split parliament and therefore reaching a consensus has not been smooth sailing.