The Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, has stated that President John Mahama does not require the prior publication of a Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) in order to exercise discretionary powers granted by the Constitution.
His remarks come in response to concerns raised by the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over the recent suspension of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.
Speaking on Joy FM's NewsNight on Tuesday, April 29, Justice Srem-Sai stated that the absence, delay, or refusal to publish a C.I.
does not invalidate the President's ability to act within his constitutional mandate. "The failure or inability or refusal to publish a regulation to guide how the discretion is exercised does not in any way disable the person from exercising that discretion," he stated.
