The Supreme Court has by a 5-2 majority decision upheld the suit filed by Alexander Afenyo-Markin on the controversial declaration of four seats vacant by Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on Tuesday, November 12.
The apex court said the full reasons will be made available tomorrow Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
On October 17, 2024, arguing that the MPs in question had violated constitutional requirements, Bagbin declared their seats vacant. However, Afenyo-Markin filed an ex parte motion at the Supreme Court to revoke Bagbin’s declaration.
In response, Bagbin filed an application at the apex court through his lawyer, Thaddeus Sory.
The Speaker contends that the Supreme Court misapplied the law by putting on hold the execution of his ruling because it was a non-judicial decision.
The Speaker in his reliefs prayed the court to strike out its stay of execution of his ruling on the declaration of the four seats vacant, among others.
On Wednesday, October 30, the apex court directed the Speaker to file processes by November 11.
The Supreme Court on that same day dismissed the application by the Speaker to set aside its earlier ruling that stayed the execution of the Speaker’s declaration of four seats vacant.
The case has now been brought to finality as the Apex Court has ruled that Bagbin’s declaration was unconstitutional.
