News:
January 27, 2019
Ranking member on Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has indicated in an open letter to the Minister for National Security Albert Kan-Dapaah, he would proceed to the court for his breach of Act 526.
According to the ranking member after twenty (20) days counting from the 29th of this month, when Parliament resumes and the minister does not act, he would go to court to compel him to honour obligations under Act 526.
“Having had all my Parliamentary efforts to get you to comply with the Securities and Intelligence Agencies Act 1996 (Act 526) ignored”.
Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa further pointed out in his open letter that, the “Minister assigned responsibility under section (1) of this section shall in respect of each year submit a report to Parliament on the Intelligence Agencies”.
“Sir, you have not complied with this provision since assuming the position of National Security Minister and thereby undermining Parliament’s constitutional mandate of oversight and I have drawn your attention consistently to this, through a Parliamentary question and had been ignored”.
The North Tongu lawmaker also revealed that he had exhausted all Parliamentary proceedings, considering the worsening insecurity situation in the country, attracting unprecedented domestic and international concern.
On the assassination of undercover journalist Ahmed Hussin-Suala, numerous cases of contract killing and the circumstances of Nana Appiah Mensah escaping from jurisdiction as well as the kidnapping of the Takoradi ladies all of these call for an urgent and unwavering commitment to our constitutional and legal obligation which as you better than many of us are designed to guarantee our collective security, he lamented.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com