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Vacant seats: ‘There’s no order against Bagbin’ – Thaddeus Sory

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin's lawyer, Thaddeus Sory, has said that as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling to reverse Bagbin's designation of four seats in Parliament as vacant, there is no order or directive against the Speaker. The Supreme Court ruled in its...

Supreme Court overrules Bagbin’s decision on vacant seats

The Supreme Court has sided with an appeal filed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, overturning Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin's decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant. The seven-member panel, presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, ruled in favour of Afenyo-Markin by a...

Vacant seat controversy: Speaker’s lawyer challenges Ernest Gaewu’s inclusion to judge panel

In a matter concerning the Speaker of Parliament's decision to declare some parliamentary seats vacant the Speaker's lawyers have asked Justice Ernest Gaewu of the Supreme Court to step aside. Speaker Alban Bagbin filed a lawsuit, and the Supreme Court started hearing the matter on...

Seat vacancy controversy: Supreme Court rejects Speaker’s application to set aside its earlier ruling

Speaker Alban Bagbin's attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's decision to halt his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant has been denied. This comes after Alexander Afenyo-Markin, an Effutu MP, filed a first lawsuit contesting the Speaker's statement. Among other points raised in court, the...

Speaker Alban Bagbin takes legal action against SC ruling- Dr. Dominic Ayine

In a new development in Ghana's political landscape, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has instructed his legal team to initiate court proceedings aimed at vacating a controversial ruling handed down by the Supreme Court. This information was disclosed by Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the...

We’re still majority caucus in Parliament – NDC MPs

The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament have argued that they are now the majority Caucus in the House and that the Speaker's announcement that four seats in the House are vacant still stands. As a result, they have stated that...