The Speaker of , Alban Badgin, has summoned Members of for a sitting on Thursday, November 7, 2024.
The order, which is in accordance with Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Standing Orders of , was contained in a statement shared by on social media, on October 1, 2024.
The statement indicated that the sitting would be held at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre, which the has been using as a makeshift floor because of the ongoing renovation of the House's chamber. "PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 112 (3) AND ORDERS 5 AND 53 OF THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, 1 RT HON ALBAN SUMANA KINGSFORD BAGBIN, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, HEREBY SUMMON PARLIAMENT TO SIT ON 7TH NOVEMBER, 2024 AT TEN O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AT THE GRAND ARENA, ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ACCRA "DATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, ACCRA, GHANA, THIS 31 DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024," the order of the Speaker of reads.
The summons of the Speaker comes just days after the Supreme Court of Ghana threw out his application challenging the court's order for a stay of his declaration of four seats in the House vacant.