Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buem Constituency, Kofi Adams of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has indicated that the minority hopes to see justice with the petition laid before the court over the passage of the e-levy.
According to him, the minority caucus will not just seek justice for the opposition National Democracy Congress (NDC) but for the entire Ghanaian populace.
The NDC over the past few weeks have questioned the sovereignty and independence of Ghana’s judicial system, suspecting the Executive’s interference in its affairs. Some Ghanaians are however concerned with the NDC’s decision to forward the e-levy passage after they deemed the process inappropriate.
Interviewed on etv Ghana’s ‘Fact Sheet’, the NDC lawmaker told host Samuel Eshun that the Minority would expect justice in accordance to the Supreme Court’s previous ruling on the Justice Abdulai’s case.
He said, “We will go to court to demand justice and if we don’t get the justice at least Ghanaians will know that we fought this fight on their behalf. The same court not too long ago made a pronouncement and quoting copiously the provisions in the constitution. If the same court will tell us two months later that, article 104 which they quoted as the article parliament must consider in taking decision that you need at least half the total number of members of Parliament to take a decision is no longer applicable, and that they are departing from their own ruling then Ghanaians will see it. We are going hoping to have justice so that Ghanaians can have justice if they decide not to give us justice and do otherwise. Ghanaians would have seen what we did.”
After the passage of the e-levy on Tuesday March 29, Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and his colleagues Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have dragged the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court over the approval of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy).
They contend that Parliament did not have the required number of at least half of its members present when the controversial tax policy was approved. Meanwhile, the e-levy is set to commence in May after President Akuffo-Addo gave the green light after pending his signature.
By: Jude Tackie