Mr.
Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku, an Energy Analyst and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has argued that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Bagbin has no right to declare seats vacant in parliament During a discussion of the ongoing issue of vacant seats in parliament, Mr Kwadwo Poku indicated that the current speaker's use of the Fomena MP's case as a standard to declare the Four(4) seats vacant is vague.
He stressed that in the wake of that issue, the NPP formally wrote to the Speaker to officially inform him about the decision of Andrew Asiamah Amoako filing as an Independent Parliamentary Candidate before the decision to expel him was arrived at.
The former NPP flagnearer aspirant further argued that with respect to the current issue, the NPP has not written to the speaker to officially inform him, hence had no right to declare the seats vacant. "The Speaker had no locus to determine if a person is still a member of a party or not.