General News of Tuesday, 23 August 2016Source: Myjoyonline.comMontie 3: Mahama exercised executive power, period! – Ato DadzieAto DadzieSenior lawyer with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Nana Ato Dadzie has said President John Mahama simply exercised executive power by freeing the Montie 3. The restrictions, found in Article 296 of the Constitution, he maintained, relate only to discretionary powers. He said the history and genesis of the power of prerogative of mercy may connote an unfettered power but the Supreme Law of Ghana does permit any such power. “When you speak of something as a prerogative in law, you are speaking of absolute power; power that is unchecked.

Source: GhanaWeb August 23, 2016 13:41 UTC