The Supreme Court of Ghana, in a majority decision, has ruled that Speaker Alban Bagbin’s declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant is unconstitutional.
The 5-2 decision, delivered at a brief court sitting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has reversed the decision of the Speaker which declared the four seats as vacant after they filed to contest as independent candidates in the upcoming December polls.
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, presiding over the ruling, stated that the reasons behind the court’s verdict would be disclosed in full on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
“By court in a majority decision of five two, Lovelace Johnson JSC and Ahmadu Tanko JSC dissenting on the issue of jurisdiction, the plaintiff’s action succeeds the full reasons and orders of the court shall be filed with the registrar by close of date, tomorrow, 13th, November 2024 the is the judgment of the court,” she said.
