A Constitutional Theorist and Associate Professor of Law at Ashesi University has stated that President John Mahama was within his legal right to act promptly on the recommendations of a five-member committee that investigated a petition brought forward by Ghanaian citizen Daniel Ofori.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, September 6, Dr Maame A.S.
Mensa-Bonsu said the President had no discretion but to act on the committee's binding recommendations. "If I send a petition, I shouldn't have to wait until somebody else's petition is concluded before I know the outcome of mine.
The President was bound by the recommendations of that particular petition.
