Leader of the Movement for Change and Independent Presidential Candidate, Alan Kyerematen, has stated that the notion that Parliament is a master of its own rules holds no basis in law.

According to him, Parliament, contrary to the belief behind that assertion, is bound by the decisions of the Supreme Court, and another attempt at refusing to comply with an order of the court will amount to a breach of the 1992 Constitution, specifically Article 113 (1). "The claim by Parliament that it is a 'Master of Its own Rules' has no merit in law and seeks to undermine the very spirit underpinning the concept of checks and balances between the various arms of Government," Mr.

Kyerematen emphasized. "Even if Parliament is of the view that the decision of the Supreme Court is wrong, it must comply with the orders of the Court and adopt a judicial path to the resolution of the matter," he said at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, October 31.

Speaking on the recent debacle between the Supreme Court and the Speaker of Parliament over the former's declaration of four seats as vacant, Mr.