Bolgatanaga Lawmaker Dr Diminic Ayine has said that the Supreme Court’s order to Parliament to stay the ruling of the Speaker declaring four seats vacant is disturbing.
To him, the order of the apex court shows that there is a constitutional crisis.
The former Deputy Attorney-General said on TV3 Friday, October 18 that “This is a very disturbing development, for them to obtain an ex-parte motion, meaning the parliament was not notified. The order of the Supreme Court means parliament goes back to what it was before the speaker’s ruling.
“Basically, you have tied the heads of Mr Speaker and Parliament, that shows that it is interfering with the work of legislature. There is a constitutional crisis.”
The execution of the Speaker’s ruling on the four seats declared vacant has been put on hold pending the final determination of case at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday, October 18 directed Parliament to recognise and allow the four MPs to continue to serve as MPs until the case is determined.
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday, October 17 declared four seats in Parliament vacant.
The constituencies and the lawmakers are :
2. Kwadwo Asante, the current NPP MP for the Suhum constituency in the Eastern Region, who has also filed to run as an independent candidate.
3. Andrew Asiamah Amoako, currently an independent MP for the Fomena constituency in the Ashanti Region, who has filed to run in the upcoming election as a candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
4. Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central), NDC.
The former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu had petitioned the Speaker to declare the seats vacant by invoking Article 97 (1)(g) of the Constitution which stipulates that a lawmaker must vacate their seat if they leave the party under which they were elected or attempt to remain in Parliament as an independent candidate.
The Majority Leader Afenyo-Markin had filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the petition filed by Haruna Iddrisu.
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