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Momodou
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 Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 15:34:24
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Foroyaa Editorial
When Does Parliament Stand Dissolved?
The Nation stood amazed when the information spread that the APRC National Assembly members have passed a bill to enable the President to dissolve the National Assembly. To many this was the worst decision made by the majority in the National Assembly against the wishes of the minority, NADD members.
However, in giving the powers to the President the majority ignored the remarks of the minority leader that the power to dissolve parliament was in contravention of Section 99 (1) of the Constitution which states that: “Subject to the provisions of this section, the National Assembly shall stand dissolved on the day immediately preceding the day appointed in accordance with section 97 for the first session of the next following National Assembly.” In short, according to this Section this National Assemble shall continue to exist until the day before the very first sitting of the National Assembly to emerge from the forthcoming National Assembly elections in January.
This confirms that those who are to be National Assembly members should be conversant with the Constitutional provisions before they take part in changing laws. No one can ever imagine a country with an executive without a National Assembly. Hence any member of the National Assembly who would accept to pass a law that empowers an executive to dissolve parliament and then continue to exist can be accused of promoting a constitutional monarchy. It is hoped that the future members of the National Assembly will not accept for Section 99 (1) to be amended to give absolute supremacy of the Executive over the National Assembly.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue NO. 111/2006, 11-12 December, 2006
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