The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that its caucus in Parliament still holds the position of Majority in Parliament.Despite a Supreme Court ruling on October 18 to stay execution of Bagbin's declaration of four seats vacant, the NDC said party is "not aware of any law or any constitutional provision that enables anybody to suspend a decision of the Speaker in Parliament properly constituted."According to Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga who was answering questions from journalists during a press conference at Parliament, the Supreme Court per the 1992 constitution has the mandate to declare as to whether an act is consistent or inconsistent with a provision."What we know is that under article 2 and 130 of the constitution, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to make a declaration as to whether or not an act is consistent or inconsistent with a provision."But to suspend a decision or directive of the Speaker in Parliament, we are not aware of the legal basis of a conduct like that," he said on Sunday, October 20.Reacting to the ruling by the Supreme Court, he said as MPs, they do not act on conversations from social media or the news but only a directive from the Speaker of Parliament."Be that as it may, we as parliamentarians act on the basis of communication coming to us from the Speaker.
We don't hear things from the news and act on them or site copies of records of proceedings in any court or social media and act on them."We act on the basis of communication coming to us from the Right Honourable Speaker…We listen only to the speaker and nobody else in relation to the integrity, the legality and the appropriateness of what has happened in the Chamber of Parliament," he added.