BENJAMIN KOMLA KPODO, MP AND RICHARD QUASHIGAH, MP (PLAINTIFFS) vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2019]DLSC6433

BENJAMIN KOMLA KPODO, MP AND RICHARD QUASHIGAH, MP (PLAINTIFFS) vs. THE ATTORNEY... [2019]DLSC6433

Date	2019-06-12
Suit No.	WRIT NO. J1/03/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC6433

AKUFFO CJ (PRESIDING)

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

MR. GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR APPELLANT.

MR. J.P.K. APPIATSE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLSC6433
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">BENJAMIN
KOMLA KPODO AND RICHARD QUASHIGAH<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs. 
 
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">THE
ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">MR. GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR
APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">MR.
J.P.K. APPIATSE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">AKUFFO CJ (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, DOTSE JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">AKUFFO &nbsp;CJ:-<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Background<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">By a Writ of Summons, issued 27th&nbsp;December,
2017, the Plaintiffs suing in their capacity as citizens of Ghana, for the
interpretation and enforcement of the Constitution, pursuant to articles
2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a), claimed the following reliefs from this Court:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">“1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that upon a true
and proper interpretation of article 252 clause 2 of the Constitution, neither
Parliament nor the Minister responsible for Finance may allocate an amount that
is less than five per cent (5%) of the total revenues of Ghana to the District
Assemblies Common Fund;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">“2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that upon a true
and proper interpretation of article 252 clause 2 of the Constitution, sections
3(2), 3(5) and 7 of the Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Act, 2017 (Act
947) and Section 126(2) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 916), to the extent
that they purport to limit the proportion of revenue to be allocated to the
District Assemblies Common Fund to tax revenue and not total revenue, are
inconsistent with and in contravention of the Constitution and are thus null
and void and of no effect whatsoever;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">