People who question the legality of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Commission "are grossly misinformed about the law" and on the facts -Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah described people who questioned the legality of the presidential investigation commission charged with investigating the violence that characterized the violence. by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon as people grossly misinformed of the law.

he stated that the inquiry commission was not a constitutional instrument requiring its presentation to Parliament 21 days before its creation, but an executive instrument not requiring its presentation to Parliament before 21 days.

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"Thus, the proponents of the argument that the instrument of creation of the commission should have been tabled in Parliament for 21 days are grossly misinformed about the law and enormously about the facts because the law does not did not support this point of view, "he said.

Executive Instrument

S addressing the press at the dialogue that has just concluded between national security stakeholders at Peduase near Accra, Mr Nkrumah said: "The executive instrument of the investigation committee dated February 6, 2019 was issued by the president's command under the signature of the vice-president. President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

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"Perhaps those who argue this argument are not aware of this fact and we must help them to know it so as not to misinform the public," he said.

The two-day dialogue has created a platform for security experts to discuss emerging threats to security in the country, such as political vigilance, armed robbery, kidnappings, killings and terrorism. .

Participants included heads of security agencies, officials from the Ministries of National Security, Defense, Interior and Attorney General, as well as representatives of civil society organizations and academia.

Counter

Rebutting the argument that the president would not have followed the right procedure to set up the commission of inquiry, Nkrumah cited a 2012 Supreme Court.

He stated that the Supreme Court was quite clear that there were two types of constitutional instruments necessary for the creation of an investigating commission.

"There are those who are of the nature of the rules and regulations that are submitted to Parliament to expire in 21 days and if you have one that is of the nature of executive instrument, you do not have to stay in Parliament for 21 days, "he said. quote the court as saying.

The Minister therefore pointed out that it was necessary for proponents of the lame argument to make inquiries to determine whether the various investigation boards created in the past had been tabled in Parliament for 21 days before to become legitimate.

Beginning of the roadworks

He added that members of the commission would soon be sworn in to begin their investigations and that the Attorney General would badign agents to the commission for them to appear.

On whether the the sessions Nkrumah said the commission would decide "whether it wants to expose the public to issues it wants to expose to the public or what it wants, if any, to hold hearings in camera."

"For us, the important thing is to have an independent commission with these powers, able to do a decent job so that everyone can see the background, the facts and the penalties that they have. incur. Transparent process is what will help us as a country, "he added.

NDC position

In a recent interview with a private radio station based in Accra, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), an opposition party, said that the Commission's idea was wrong at birth because the president had not followed the right procedure. by putting it in place.

He felt that a constitutional instrument should be tabled in Parliament for 21 days before the creation of a commission.