Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, a prominent legal practitioner and constitutional scholar, has criticized former President John Dramani Mahama for instructing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary caucus to elect Alban Bagbin as Speaker of the 9th Parliament.

Speaking on Joy News' Newsfile, Prof.

Asare raised concerns about what he described as the excessive influence of party leaders and the executive branch over parliamentary affairs, warning that such practices erode the independence of Ghana's legislature. "I don't understand why political parties can sit somewhere and impose leaders on parliamentarians," Prof.

Asare said, his tone underscoring his frustration with the state of Ghana's governance. "If we elect parliamentarians who are not trusted enough to appoint their own leaders, and party bosses must impose leaders on them, I think that's a huge problem." The critique stems from a directive issued by Mahama before his investiture, where he formally instructed the NDC parliamentary caucus to nominate Alban Bagbin as Speaker.