Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has criticised President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for what he has described as blunders during their oath taking during the presidential swearing in on January 7, 2017.
According to him, “President Nana Akufo-Addo actually replaced some words during the oath, instead of going strictly by what is originally in the constitution.”
He raised this concern on Tuesday, January 24 when parliament resumed sitting. The Tamale South legislator indicated that the president had said “welfare” instead of “well-being”, while the Vice President also mispronounced the word “sovereign”.
He pointed out that “any allusion to any honourable member of this house not taking the business of this House seriously or such an allusion to any other public high official should not be the practice in this House”.
He, therefore, advised that officials who take oaths should follow strictly what has been provided in the constitution.
“Mr Speaker…they should next time follow religiously the citation, Her Ladyship the Chief Justice in administering the oath, so that it will reflect whatever the constitution provides for,” he added.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
