Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has made it clear that the House is not currently considering any Legislative Instrument (L.I.) pertaining to sirens.
He was taken aback by rumors that suggested differently.
A proposed change to the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 that would exclude MPs, ministers, and other officials from speed limits and permit them to employ sirens has increased public outcry.
Speaking today, July 16, at the University of Ghana Parliament House celebration, Speaker Bagbin clarified that the constitution grants other entities the right to change regulations, meaning that Parliament does not have this power.
He emphasized that the entire scope of such instruments is up to Parliament to approve or reject.
“There is nothing like that before parliament, and so I thought something was being done behind my back. So, I started calling all over, and all my directors [and they] said they had not seen anything like that, and I have the responsibility of admitting many of these things; sometimes they may overrule me, but I haven’t seen any such LI.”
“Later on, I was told that it was a regulation that Parliament was amending. We don’t amend regulations as per the constitution. So, to start, it cannot be true because Parliament doesn’t have that power. In fact, power has been relegated to other bodies,” he said.
Source: newsthemegh.com