Attorney General Godfred Dame has submitted his legal argument as the second defendant in the ongoing Supreme Court case filed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, according to myjoyonline.com report.
In his statement, filed on October 21, Dame contended that the Constitution does not require an MP to vacate their seat simply because they plan to contest a future election as an independent candidate or on a different party ticket.
He argued that an MP's seat can only be vacated during the current parliamentary term if the MP switches parties or declares independence while serving in the ongoing Parliament. "Filing a nomination to contest a seat in a future Parliament does not automatically result in a vacation of the MP's current seat," Dame's statement reads.
He clarified that any action taken to contest in a future election has no bearing on an MP's position within the existing Parliament.