The members of the Opposition Party is
calling on the Speaker of Parliament the Hon. Ludwig Scotty to call for an
urgent parliament meeting to resolve the ongoing dispute relating to the
president’s decision directed to the Speaker on Friday 1st of March 2013, to
dissolve parliament.
Opposition spokesman the Hon. Matthew
Batsiua said, he made a private call to the Speaker of Parliament on a
phone requesting his indulgence to recall parliament urgently and
the Speaker said that matter lies in the hands of the president to decide if
whether parliament should meet or not.
Mr Batsiua said he advised the Speaker
that though the president has submitted a letter for dissolution, the Speaker
of Parliament still have the power to recall parliament to appropriately deal
with the issue at hand for dissolution in accordance with Article 41 of the
Constitution of Nauru, taking in account the Supreme Court verdict.
According to Mr Batsiua the seven days interval
hasn’t begun and cannot begin unless the president’s motion is tabled in parliament
to be contested. Otherwise, the Speaker seemed strangely reluctant to consider dealing
with the matter appropriately and then a challenge will be raised again at the
Supreme Court.
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