Supreme Court suspends execution of speaker’s ruling declaring 4 seats vacant
The execution of the ruling of the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on the four seats declared vacant has been put on hold pending the final determination of a case challenging the decision at the Supreme Court.
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday, October 17 declared four seats in Parliament vacant.
The constituencies and the lawmakers are :
1. Cynthia Morrison, the current NPP MP for Agona West constituency in the Central Region, who has filed to run as an independent candidate.
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.
SOURCE: 3NEWS
