A private citizen, Paul Boama Sefa, has filed a lawsuit against the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, over the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Mr. Sefa, a farmer from the Ashanti Region, alleges that the Speaker and the Attorney General have violated the constitution in their handling of the Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill.
According to the writ, sighted by citinewsroom Mr. Sefa argues that Parliament did not conduct a fiscal impact analysis of the bill, which has financial implications. He maintains that provisions of section 100(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2026 (Act 921), which require that the bill be accompanied by a fiscal impact analysis, were not complied with when the bill was first laid in Parliament and have still not been complied with.
Mr. Sefa further argues that the failure of the Speaker of Parliament to comply with the provisions of the law was intentional and aimed at violating the laws of the country. In his relief, he seeks an order directed at the Speaker, his deputies, his agents, assigns, and privies from proceeding with any processes related to the bill until the statutory provisions of section 100(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2026 (Act 921) are complied with.
He also seeks an order directing the Speaker, his deputies, his agents, and privies to ensure compliance with section 100(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) before any further steps are taken in respect of the bill. Additionally, he wants a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from further breaches of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), and any other relief the court may deem fit.
SOURCE:Â Coverghana.com.gh
