Video: Speaker Bagbin declares annulled MPs-elect ineligible for swearing-in

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has clarified that parliamentary candidates whose election results were annulled by the Supreme Court on Friday, December 27, 2024, are not eligible to be sworn in as Members of Parliament on January 6, 2025.

The Supreme Court nullified the re-collated results for Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South constituencies, citing irregularities in the re-collation process. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against a High Court directive from December 20, which had instructed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies.

The NDC argued that the re-collation process was unlawful and exceeded the High Court’s jurisdiction, undermining electoral transparency and credibility.

Speaking in Parliament on Saturday, December 28, Speaker Bagbin noted that the Supreme Court’s decision validated his earlier position on the matter. He explained that candidates whose results were annulled by the court could not assume office without proper legal backing.

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“The decision of the Supreme Court just followed the position I took before they even delivered their decision,” Bagbin stated. “To become a Member of Parliament, you have to be elected by voters, declared by the Electoral Commission, and sworn in by the Speaker. Until you are sworn in, you remain MP-elect.”

Bagbin emphasised that the re-collation and re-declarations in question were legally void, rendering the candidates unqualified to be sworn in.

“They were unknown to the law and not properly so-called MPs-elect,” he said. “I’m the gatekeeper. The right thing must be done for us to be able to reset Ghana.”

Watch video of Speaker Bagbin below:

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