The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin says it is not the business of the courts to pry into the conduct of Parliament during the process of law making unless the House finishes its work on that particular legislation.
He made the comment after the Supreme Court on Wednesday, set July 17, to rule on whether to injunct Parliament from transmitting the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill to the President or not.
Lawyers for the applicants have contended before the apex court that Parliament breached the Constitution when it considered the bill, which is a private member's bill, without a fiscal impact analysis, and the Speaker also certifying that the bill did not impose a charge on the consolidated fund.
However, Mr Bagbin says until the President signs a bill into law, the court should not entertain these suits.
“Let it be known that when it comes to law-making, until all the processes in this House are exhausted, there is no business for anybody including the court to consider because the constitution and the enabling legislation take care of all these challenges.
"So, until it is a law, and assented to by the President, the judiciary has no jurisdiction,” he said on Wednesday.
The Speaker insisted that should his caution not be adhered to, the legislative power of Parliament will be diminished.
“We have to take this seriously or else our legislative authority is being taken away from us by other agencies and arms of government.
“That should be resisted by this House, or else your being here is of no consequence. The law is very clear on this,” he stated.
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