The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has disclosed that the Minority in Parliament will legally challenge some provisions in the Tribunal Bill if President Mahama assents to it.
According to him, the Minority Caucus will soon announce its official position on the legislation, arguing that there are unconstitutional clauses in the Bill.
“We will think about it. We will come out with a statement for Ghanaians to know and most likely we will go to court on the constitutionality of some of the clauses in the Bill,” he said on TV3 NewsCentral, Friday, July 17.
Mr. Anyimadu-Antwi also revealed that the Minority will formally petition President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the Bill, noting that it has generated significant controversy.
“We will also write to the President and urge him not to append his signature to this controversial Bill, and I hope he listens. If he doesn’t listen, then we would have to file a writ in court,” he stated.
The legislator criticised the process leading to the passage of the Bill, arguing that the government’s own memorandum acknowledges its controversial nature.
“What they are doing is palpably wrong. How can you bring a Bill and the memorandum of the Bill itself says that the Bill is controversial?” he questioned.
His comments come after Parliament approved the Tribunal Bill, which has sparked debate over some of its provisions and their constitutional implications.
Parliament on Thursday, July 16 passed the Tribunals Bill, 2026, despite stiff resistance from the Minority, which boycotted the approval process.
The Bill now awaits presidential assent to become law.
The legislation seeks to establish Regional and District Tribunals across the country to handle specialized cases, including illegal mining, tax and customs offences, fraud, and cases involving economic loss to the state.
Government says the tribunals will help speed up the prosecution of complex public interest and economic crime cases and improve access to justice.
