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Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Central Bawku, against the government, following the implementation of some initiatives such as the free high school Planting for Food. and Jobs and the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
Other initiatives he challenged include Infrastructure for Poverty (IPEP), School Feeding Program, National Afforestation Program, Zongo Development Fund, and the activities of organizations such as the Center. microfinance and small loans (MASLOC).
A seven-member panel of the panel chaired by Chief Justice, Judge Sophia Akuffo, dismissed the case yesterday because of Mr. Ayariga's lack of interest after filing it.
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"The case is filed for want of prosecution," said the court.
Judges Sophia Adinyera, Jones Dotse, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Sule Gbadegbe, Gabriel Pwamang and Agnes A. Dordzie were also members of the panel.
Why Ayariga went to court
In his complaint filed in March 2018 against the Attorney General (Attorney General), Mr. Ayariga argued that the implementation of the programs and the operation of the agencies were unlawful because the government had not established regulations setting out their terms and conditions. operating in Parliament. .
Subsequently, he sought a court order compelling the president or ministers concerned to submit to Parliament the necessary legislation concerning the programs.
He also wanted "an interim injunction preventing the President or his agent from implementing the initiatives until the appropriate regulations governing the implementation of those initiatives are also approved by Parliament".
"The lack of interest of Ayariga"
When the case was called yesterday, neither Mr. Ayariga nor his attorney were in court.
Mr. Sylvester Williams, Attorney General, informed the court that all his attempts to contact Mr. Ayariga so that the two parties agreed on a memorandum of outstanding issues had not borne any fruit.
He showed the court a letter dated October 2, 2018 that he wrote to Mr. Ayariga's office and explained to him that Mr. Ayariga had not responded to any of his correspondence.
The Chief Justice then asked the clerk to notify Mr. Ayariga that the matter would be heard yesterday, to which the clerk replied in the affirmative.
Subsequently, the court canceled the case for lack of prosecution.
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