THIRD HIGH-PROFILE LEGAL OPINION SAYS GG CAN’T CALL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON HIS OWN

The Office of the Governor General has received a third legal opinion which shows Sir Rodney Williams cannot call a Commission of Inquiry on his own.
The latest view has been expressed by senior director of governance and peace directorate of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Luis Franceschi.
He sets out varying legal arguments relating to the powers of the Governor General and concludes: “The power to initiate a Commission of Inquiry would ultimately rest with the Government or Parliament, not the Monarch and therefore not the Governor General and it is our opinion that the Governor General would be overreaching its delegated powers by initiating a Commission of Inquiry on his/her own volition.”
Franceschi was the founding dean of Strathmore University Law School, regarded as one of the most reputable and innovative law schools in Africa.
His area of expertise is the convergence between constitutional law and public international law.