General News of Friday, 18 October 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Supreme Court of Ghana has stayed the ruling of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, in the matter of the vacation of some four seats. The decision by the apex court effectively suspends the implementation of the Speaker’s ruling on October 17, 2024, pending further legal review and final determination. Bagbin's rulingThe Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Thursday, October 17, 2024, granted a motion by the Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to declare some four seats as vacant. This was to protest Speaker Alban Bagbin's decision to declare four seats vacant. The beginning of a process to reset Ghana - Ato Forson reactsAto Cassiel Hayford, who became the Majority Leader after Speaker Alban Bagbin's ruling when the NDC gained a majority in Parliament, praised the Speaker for officially declaring four parliamentary seats vacant.

Source: GhanaWeb October 18, 2024 16:03 UTC