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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...

Supreme Court stays execution of Bagbin’s ruling declaring four seats vacant

The Supreme Court of Ghana has imposed a stay of execution on the verdict by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, declaring the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. This is a significant legal move. Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Amoako...

You can’t be a lawyer and judge at the same time – Supreme Court nominee

According to Ghana's Constitution, Justice Sophia Essah, a nominee to the Supreme Court, cannot hold the dual roles of judge and lawyer.  She contends that a person can only practise one of these professions after entering the other because the functions of a judge and...

Law against anal sex constitutional – Supreme Court declares

The rule that forbids unnatural carnal knowledge, like anal intercourse, has been deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, a seven-member panel of the court dismissed a writ contesting the validity of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act,...