Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo constituency, Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated emphatically that Ghana has lost its democratic credentials and is rather being governed by an "elected dictator".
According to him, there are some weakness and lapses in the constitution which needs to be amended.
Speaking to Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Programme, he proposed that there should be an urgent discussion for constitutional reforms to scrap off some of the powers of the President if the country is indeed committed to practicing true democracy.
“The time is right for us to update our constitution; it is too voluminous as compared to UK and other countries."
The President appoints everybody, the President is the head of the party, the President is the head of government, the President decides the budget, the President can decide even though you have approved the money for an item they won’t release the money and you can’t do anything. Is that democracy? No!” he stated.
“We have elected dictators. That is what we have set up in the constitution. There is no difference between them and the military leaders”, he disclosed.
He also indicated that governance in the country irrespective of the government in power has been taken as a joke.
“When people lose hope in good governance, they resort to anything and we can’t allow things to continue this way,” he stressed.
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111diot, in what way is AKUFFO ADDO elected dictator?. Find some sensible to tell your electorate wae.
NDC nie weak leaders nie except JJ Rawlings.
These our poli tricians,,Are they mad? where was Alban Bagbin when Mahama was president?
Bagbin must commend the gov't, the visionary focused competent gov't of President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia for the great work they are doing including the real sector. Today, the free train rides on the Accra-Team line has started operations and transporting Ghanaians to their various vocations. Has Bagbin Kingsford Sumana Alban seen it and read about it? What plans does he have to make the sect more robust through design and building of the coaches and also engines here using local raw materials so we have high speed rails on our tracks? He has plans of becoming President of Ghana and this is what he's talking about elected dictator and thinks he's being serious and should be taken seriously in this country with such talk? In any case, do they not claim credit for the Constitution and pride themselves for it? Have they not used it in governing this country? That one it was alright in spite of their huge failure? Ghana and Africa is serious about development and democracy and he should begin to get serious.
I HAD SOME RESPECT FOR BAGBIN BUT THAT IS NO MORE AS HE SEEM TO HAVE LOST FOCUS AND BECOMING LOOSE TALKER. BEING THE LONGEST MP DOES NOT MAKE HIM WISE.... DESPERATION HAS SET IN BIG TIME. WHAT DOES THAT DICTATOR ISSUE COME FROM? YOU HAVE LOST YOUR PRESIDENTIAL FLAG BEARER BID IN ADVANCE AND YOU WOULD LOOSE YOUR MP SEAT TOO COME 2020
Desperate man mind your own business nd leave the president alone to move the nation forward double salary be ashamed of yourself
I PITY BAGBIN. HE LOOKS HELPLESS, CHEATED AND HANDICAPPED IN NDC PRIMARIES. HE IS INCOMPETENTT TO FIGHT MOSQUITO AND HIS GROUP TO MAKE THINGS RIGH. HE AND THE OTHER HOPEFUL CANDIDATES ARE TREATED AS CHILDREN. I WISH HE COULD RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM FIRST. ON PRESIDENTIAL POWERS, AKKUFO ADDO IS DOING WELL MORE THAN ANY PRESIDENT IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IF, HE SUCCEED TO ACHIEVE THE ELECTION OF MMDCES. IT IS TRUE THAT THE CONSTITUTION WHICH PEOPLE LIKE BAGBIN SPONSORED TO PROTECT JJ DICTATORSHIP HAS SOME DEFECT. NONETHELESS AKUFFO ADDO HAS NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGN TO VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION. IT WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR AKKUFO ADDO TO DO THINGS DIFFERENT FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. IT IS THEREFORE ILLOGICALLLL AND CHILDISHHHH FOR BAGBIN TO MAKE AKKUFO ADDO THE FOCUS OF THE DEFECT OF THE CONSTITUTION. THE STATEMENT OF BAGBIN IS A MARK OF DECEPTION AND HYPOCRISY IN HIM
And you didn’t know all this whiles your party was in power?
Get it right Mr Bagbin, UK has no written constitution like Ghana. You must be referring to US not UK. Or is it the usual gibberish from Peace FM online reporters?
When Mills appointed u as minister that you failed miserably did u see anything wrong with his powers? Give us some break.