Independent Presidential Candidate Alan Kyerematen has dismissed the assertion that Parliament is a master of its own rule.
He says this assertion has no merit in law.Mr Kyerematen indicated that Parliament is bound by Article 133 (1) of the Constitution, which mandates all arms of government, including the Legislature, to comply with Supreme Court decisions.Any refusal to accept such decisions, he argued, would constitute a breach of the law. "Even if Parliament is of the view that the decision of the Supreme Court is wrong, it must comply with the orders of the Court, and adopt a judicial path to the resolution of the matter," he said at a press conference in Accra on Thursday October 31.Mr Kyerematen criticized the ongoing clash between the Supreme Court and Parliament, describing it as "unwarranted, unjustifiable, unproductive, and unhealthy for our fledgling democracy."Speaking to the media in his capacity as both a lawyer and a leading political figure on Thursday, October 31, Mr.
Kyerematen emphasized the need for both institutions to operate within constitutional limits and to respect the laws governing the nation.The Supreme Court's Interpretation Under ScrutinyAccording to Mr.
Kyerematen, the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the application filed by the NPP Caucus leader, Hon.