The Supreme Court of Ghana is hearing an application filed by the Members of Parliament regarding the ruling of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for some four seats to be declared vacant.
According to multiple reports by some journalists shared on social media, the hearing by a 5-member panel is being spearheaded by the Chief Justice of Ghana herself, Gertrude Torkornoo. "The NPP group have gotten the Supreme Court to hear an application to stay Alban Bagbin's decision to declare four seats vacant. "The Court is currently presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo," Elton Brobbey wrote.
In another post seen by GhanaWeb on the matter, and shared by Richard Dela Sky, a journalist cum lawyer, he wrote "Breaking: The Supreme Court is currently hearing an application concerning the issue that has provoked all the storm in Parliament.
I wish both sides concerned the very best of luck." Background The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, announced that his caucus intended to invoke Article 97 (g) to demand that the seats of three MPs and that of an MP from the National Democratic Congress caucus be declared vacant.