Independent Presidential Candidate and Leader of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has strongly criticized the supreme court’s ruling on the parliamentary vacant seats brouhaha.
He described the ruling as “unwarranted, unjustifiable, unproductive and unhealthy for our fledgling democracy”.
According to Mr. Kyerematen, the supreme court’s ruling represents an overreach and is unconstitutional.
“The supreme court’s recent ruling on the application filed by the NPP Caucus leader, Hon. Alexander Afenyo- Markin, to reverse the speaker of parliament’s stance on the status of four members of parliament, was unconstitutional and represents an overreach”.
He added, “It is obvious from the mandatory language of the provision that no issue arises of interpretation, requiring the Supreme Court to exercise its discretion.”
“The Supreme Court’s mandate to interpret provisions of the constitution is not to be exercised capriciously, particularly in very sensitive contexts with implications for subverting the rule of law and obstructing the principle of separation of powers”.
He has however urged both parties to prioritize the nation’s welfare over institutional power struggles.