BREAKING: Supreme Court Halt on the Speaker’s decision
STORY BY; PRINCE ASARE
The Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling, placing a stay of execution on the Speaker’s decision that declared four parliamentary seats vacant. This order will remain in effect as the court deliberates on the substantive case challenging the Speaker’s ruling.
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By temporarily halting the implementation of the Speaker’s decision, the Court ensures that the affected MPs can continue to serve in their roles until a final determination is made. This ruling highlights the ongoing legal complexities surrounding parliamentary procedures and the balance of powers within the Ghanaian government.
This directive will remain in effect, not for the 10 days initially requested by the applicants, but until the Supreme Court delivers its final ruling on the case.
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The application to stay the Speaker’s decision was filed by New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament, who sought the Court’s intervention to halt the enforcement of the ruling that would have affected three of their colleagues and one from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The application was filed ex parte, meaning that neither Speaker Bagbin nor Parliament was joined to the case.
This allowed the Court to consider the NPP MPs’ request without requiring the participation or response of the Speaker or other parliamentary authorities at this stage.
The case was heard by a panel of Supreme Court justices presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.
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Other members of the panel included Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Kwame Adibu Asiedu, Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, and Justice Yaw Darko Asare, who together delivered the ruling to stay the Speaker’s decision.
Representing the NPP MPs were lawyers Paa Kwesi Abaidoo and former Attorney General Joe Ghartey.
They successfully argued for the stay, which temporarily halts the Speaker’s ruling pending further legal proceedings. The Court’s decision effectively keeps the four MPs’ seats intact for the time being.
Stay tuned for further updates as the situation develops.
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