Earlier on today Parliament met twice at 10.00am
and at 3.00pm but still no quorum.
Thus the Speaker of Parliament the Hon. Godfrey
Thoma informed the house that while parliament is not progressing, His Excellency
President Sprent Dabwido has made a statement on Nauru media that the matter of
dissolution will be again referred to the Supreme Court as early as next week.
Therefore the Speaker Hon. Godfrey Thoma said, he wondered why the
referral was not made this week.
Thus Speaker said; he will continue to abide by the
ruling of the Supreme Court in the interpretation of the Constitution under
Article 41 (1) that the House cannot dissolve until members are allowed to
debate on the dissolution notice.
The Speaker further state that while members are very eager to go to the
poll, first the dissolution process must be done appropriately and lawfully. But
taking into count the current situation, it is not possible for the dissolution
of parliament to kick in, given the failure of members to attend.
Therefore the Speaker, reminded members that parliament
cannot deviate from the Supreme Court ruling and must follow it accordingly.
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