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A true copy of the Supreme Court order, which freezes Speaker Alban Bagbin’s declaration of four vacant seats in Parliament, has reportedly been received by the Legal Department of Ghana’s Parliament. Court officials executed the serving on October 21, 2024.
On October 18, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a stay on Speaker Bagbin’s ruling regarding the vacation of four seats. This ruling followed a hearing of an application submitted by Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
The apex court’s decision effectively pauses the enforcement of the Speaker’s ruling made on October 17, 2024, until further legal review and final determination.
The court emphasized that the Speaker’s decision was depriving the four constituencies of their representation in Parliament and could potentially disrupt government business.
Speaker Bagbin had accepted a motion from Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to declare four seats vacant, citing that the affected MPs’ choices to run as independents or under different party tickets for the upcoming December 7 elections violated Article 97 (g) and (h) of the 1992 Constitution.
The affected MPs include Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Amoako Asiamah (Fomena), and Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central).
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