Speaker Bagbin’s declaration

The Supreme Court has overruled Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant, ruling that the decision was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court's verdict follows a suit filed by Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the leader of the New Patriotic Party caucus, challenging Speaker Bagbin's ruling. The court, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo and comprising seven justices, ruled in favour of Afenyo-Markin, accepting all his arguments in a 5-2 majority decision. Per the Supreme Court's ruling, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) reclaimed its position as the Majority in Parliament. The controversy over the vacant seats began when Speaker Alban Bagbin, following a petition…