Vetting chaos: Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu questions Speaker Bagbin’s authority to suspend four MPs

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has strongly criticized Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend four Members of Parliament (MPs) following the disturbances during the vetting session on Thursday (30 January).

Speaking in an interview with Joy News on Saturday, the former Minister for Parliamentary Affairs argued that the Speaker acted beyond his legal mandate, as neither the Standing Orders of Parliament nor the Constitution grants him such authority.

“The Speaker is right to have availed himself of the imperative of Order 342 of the new Standing Orders,” he acknowledged.

However, he questioned the legitimacy of the Speaker’s decision.

“Now the question to ask is from where the Speaker is deriving his authority. Neither the Standing Orders nor the Constitution grants the Speaker any of such authority”, he stated.

According to the former Majority Leader, the Speaker had gone beyond his legal limits in imposing the suspension.

“The Speaker has not only jumped the gun but has gone outside the prescription of the law to impose his sanction. His own attitude and conduct is questionable,” he observed.

Reporting By Jonathan Ofori, Asaase Newsroom

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