The founder and leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has condemned the ongoing stand-off between the Supreme Court and the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, stating that it is unhealthy for the country's democracy.
At a press engagement on Thursday, October 31, the former trade minister, now an independent presidential candidate in the 2024 election, said that both Parliament and the Supreme Court have mishandled the case of the vacant seats. "The current impasse between the Supreme Court and Parliament is unwarranted, unjustifiable, unproductive, and unhealthy for our fledgling democracy.
Both the Supreme Court and Parliament must respect the Constitution and the laws of Ghana.
This impasse amounts to grandstanding by both institutions." He described the Supreme Court's decision to adhere to Alexander Afenyo-Markin's application as unconstitutional, stating, "The Supreme Court, in its ruling on the application of the Leader of the NPP Caucus in Parliament, Hon.