The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that the eighth Parliament of Ghana’s fourth republic which he presides over, will not be bullied into playing second fiddle to the executive branch of government.
Speaking at a post-budget forum held at Ho in the Volta Region over the weekend, Alban Bagbin noted that while the legislative branch has, in many instances, approved bills in favour of the work of the executive, that favour is not always returned.
“This year, all the laws we have been passing are laws we passed to benefit the executive, even we forget about Parliament in the language we use, this is self-inflicted; it is not a deficiency in the constitution, it’s a deficiency in Parliament itself. We must correct it,” he said.
Reminding members of the house the power they wield as legislatures, the speaker noted that, among other things, he could cause the removal of the president through members of the house.
“Let me reemphasize that the 8th Parliament is properly positioned not to allow itself to be bullied into playing second fiddle to the executive. Parliament can remove His Excellency the President; His Excellency cannot do that to Parliament. As Speaker, His Excellency cannot remove me, but I can, through Parliament, get him [the president] removed.”
Mr Bagbin was, however, quick to add that removing the president is not what he seeks to do.
“Some of you are trying to do some of those things. I can assure you, I won’t do it. You don’t have good reasons so stop it,” he stated sarcastically.
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Self importance at its worst. This man’s name will soon be changed from Bagbin to Dustbin.
Bagbin: You are not an elected official. No Ghanaian voted for you. You have zero control over anybody except the little paliament where you sit. Please let us have our peace of mind with your overinflated ego.
These vexations on the speaker is either out of share ignorance due to your inability to comprehend by simply reading headlines or pure hatred for the speaker. He has said nothing untoward and even ended by saying he will not cause the president's removal even if some people want it. Let us stop this jump to conclusions commentary base on headlines without reading and understanding the content and context in which the statement was made.
Nowadays this moron man babin is talking rubbish paaaaaa
This speaker is becoming too known. Anyway I don't blame him I blame the NPP man who turn around and voted for him.
***barred word*** talk. Do you even have a vote in Parliament? How then can you remove the President. Over 6milliom Ghanaians voted for the President. How many Parliamentarians voted for you?
I am highly disappointed in the speaker. I don't blame him I blame the people who put him there as the speaker. He should try anything absurd and he will be the first person to run from his position if he is the one who put Nana Akufo Addo on the seat as president. He should stop boasting. Again does he even has the majority in parliament to say so. This is a lesson to John Boadu and the likes if it is only those delegates who have allowed money to run their conscious and vote against the peoples choice.
Has it come to that??????
My friend stop the boasting you can never do that you don't have the powers to do so, were you voted by the public or just parliament that's were your power lies. Please stop it
Are you a parliamentarian? Ei, we all read the constitution oh! Ebe like you want to take the SPEAKERSHIP to another level. You’re not and never are you clothed with any Executive Powers! Just get this right, your “Excellency “ !!!