The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Collins Dauda has told Citi News he is prepared to go to court if the Minority proceeds with plans to sue him.
[contextly_sidebar id=”GyExpDRfUymKimThnVSavCKnfyk9XQFo”]The Minority at a news conference in Accra on Monday threatened to sue the Local Government Minister over amendments he made to the Local Government Act on the election of Presiding Members.
The Minority argued that the amendments are illegal and unconstitutional.
“The so-called amendment by the Minister to the standing orders of the assemblies to have a member elected to preside before the election of a substantive presiding member to approve of the budget of the assemblies, seeks to undermine and subvert the letter and spirit of Article 244 (2) of the 1992 constitution of the Republic Ghana,” they argued.
But speaking to Citi News, Collins Dauda insisted that the amendment was to save the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the country.
“…I think that I did the right thing, I believe in my action,” he said explaining that because if such measures are not adopted assemblies cannot initiate development because assembly members are unable to elect presiding members,” he argued.
He explained that “because we are unable to have presiding members elected, the assembly members cannot do anything. If there is a flood in an area or fire, the assembly is handicapped. In a farming communities when you have an outbreak of a disease affecting our crops, the assembly cannot act, meanwhile we will continue to transmit money from the centre to the district assemblies, is that what we want? is that why we vote?”
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana