Michael Donyinah Mensah, Executive Director of the Centre for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA), a nonpartisan, non-governmental civil organisation founded to promote civil engagement and participation in public administration, has criticised Speaker Alban Bagbin's decision to declare four seats in parliament vacant.
He noted that the current speaker's decision can be traced back to the seventh parliament when Speaker Mike Ocquaye established a bad precedent by declaring the seat of Fomena MP vacant.
The Speaker of Parliament on Thursday, October 17, 2024, declared four parliamentary seats vacant.
The seats are Amenfi Central, Suhum, Agona West, and Fomena.