Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken another swing at the Supreme Court for the ruling it delivered on right of Deputy Speakers to vote while presiding.
The former President noted if the deputy speakers are allowed to vote, then they must take part, first, in the voice vote.
He said; “If you are presiding and can shout aye or nay with your party in the voice vote, how do you impartially determine which was the loudest?”
“What is the determination of the SC? That Deputy speakers can shout aye or nay with the side they agree or disagree with in the voice vote?
Read the write up below:
Former President John Dramani Mahama writes;
The first vote in most cases taken on a motion in Parliament is a voice vote.
The Presiding officer, whether the Speaker or any of his/her deputy speakers is supposed to listen to which is the loudest, the ayes or the nays and make a determination.
If the deputy speakers are allowed to vote, then they must take part, first, in the voice vote.
If you are presiding and can shout aye or nay with your party in the voice vote, how do you impartially determine which was the loudest?
What is the determination of the SC? That Deputy speakers can shout aye or nay with the side they agree or disagree with in the voice vote?
The SC is leading us into the realm of absurdity!
This judgement is regrettable, and I look forward to the applicant applying for a review of this ruling.