Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has stated that the decision by four Members of Parliament (MPs) to contest the 2024 elections as independent candidates, despite having entered Parliament on the ticket of political parties or as independent candidates, does not automatically vacate their seats.
This position is outlined in his defence statement responding to a suit filed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The suit seeks the Supreme Court's interpretation of Article 97(1) of the 1992 Constitution regarding whether the MPs' actions should lead to the forfeiture of their seats.
The Attorney General clarified that Article 97(1), which deals with "cross-carpeting," applies to the actions of MPs in relation to the current Parliament, not to their decisions concerning a future Parliament.