{"id":15475,"date":"2024-04-08T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=15475"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:41:24","slug":"ahmed-writesthe-circus-drama-between-parliament-and-the-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=15475","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Writes:The Circus Drama Between Parliament and The Executive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The recent drama or circus between our two important constitutional bodies, the Executive and the Legislature calls for concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Constitution is an infused one, as it allows our elected members of Parliament,to also get a bite on the Executive slate.<br \/>\nParliament is the authority or body that has the power and the jurisdiction to make laws for the governing of the country. It does this through the passage of the bills which are normally piloted by the Executive.<br \/>\nThe bill is a proposed law or legislation. Afte the bill has gone through various stages, it is then passed into a law, called an Act of Parliament.<br \/>\nThis bill\/ legislation, the Anti &#8211; Gay bill for short, is now presented to the head of the Executive, that is the President for his assent.Afte the assent, the bill becomes a law, it is then gazatted and the public will then have access to it.<br \/>\nParliament, through a private member&#8217;s motion initiated the bill.The bill went through the entire law making process.<br \/>\nAs soon as Parliament was going to submit the bill to the Executive for assent, a citizen rushed to the Apex Court asking the court to denounce the bill or the law, according to him,the bill or the law was unconstitutional,as it didn&#8217;t meet the nuances or the consideration of the Constitution.<br \/>\nThen followed a scathing letter transposed to Parliament via the Executive Secretary of the President.The content of the letter was described by many as disrespectful, appalling and insulting to the House.<br \/>\nThe letter angered the head of the Legislature and some prominent members of the House from both sides of the House.The Speaker who didn&#8217;t take it lightly at all and a professional manner, adjourned the House sine dine.<br \/>\nIn the end, the bill is still in the bosom of Parliament as the Executive claimed that its hands are tied because the matter is currently before the Supreme Court.<br \/>\nAround the same time, Parliament had also decided to withhold the approval of the Ministers and their Deputies who had gone through the Appointment Committee vetting process.<br \/>\nThis is the drama going on and those who are suffering are the people.<br \/>\nFor instance,the Health, Sanitation and Water Resources, Gender, Women, Children and Social Protection and the Greater Accra Coordinating Council have no Ministers to drive the policies and programs of their various Ministries.<br \/>\nI am calling for respect, co-operation and coordination between these bodies.They both need each other to sustain the governance process of our country.<br \/>\nI believe it will not be a defeatist posture on the part of the Executive to withdraw its letter sent to Parliament and I am sure one of our distinguished Speakers in the person of Rt Hon. Alban Sumani Bagbin will accept it and let the sleeping dogs lie for the sake of the country.<br \/>\nThe current Parliament cannot be isolated by the Executive as it is a slim one seat difference.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s stop the circus and the drama for the sake of our citizens.<br \/>\nRespect,coordination and co- operation should be reasonable traits, not bugabuga posture.<br \/>\nGhana must be the winner.<br \/>\nAhmed<br \/>\nThe Servant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent drama or circus between our two important constitutional bodies, the Executive and the Legislature calls for concerns. 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