The Election of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament Buem, Kofi Adams, will have to be annulled if the people of Santrofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) in the Oti Region are to vote to elect an MP, according to the Attorney General.
Godred Yeboah Dame disclosed this during question time in Parliament on Wednesday 9th March when MP for Buem, Mr Kofi Adams quizzed what advice he gave to the Electoral Commission (EC) on the SALL situation.
He stated the solution to the SALL situation is not just to change the Legislative Instrument (LI).
“It must also come along with the cancellation of the 2020 Parliamentary election in Buem for a fresh election to be conducted to elect an MP. If this happens, then the people of SALL will have the opportunity to vote,” he stated.
“As I have indicated already, the office advised the Electoral Commission that having regards to the limited time frame for the passage of CI to amend CI128, it was not advisable for the Constitutional Instrument to be laid before Parliament.
“Indeed, the application of the Attorney General came to quash, because Parliament rose on 9th November 2020 and resumed sitting on 14th December 2020 after the election.
“So having regards to the time frame, from 9th November 2020 to 7th December 2020, it was definitely impossible for the achievement of the 21 sitting days before the CI to amend CI 128 would have come to force. No delay had been occasioned and I do not think that a delay in laying the CI before this honourable house would occasion any further delay.”
He argued that if there is an immediate need for the recognition of the right of the ASLL areas to elect their Member of Parliament, the solution will be to annul the election of the MP for Buem constituency so that a fresh election can be held.
“So the solution is not just an annulment or a revocation of the LI, it must be coupled with an annulment of the Buem parliamentary elections,” he added.
Source: MyPublisher24.com
