Renowned Ghanaian lawyer and statesman, Tsatsu Tsikata, has reacted to the Supreme Court of Ghana's recent ruling on an application by Speaker of , , which challenged the court's order directing him to halt his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant.
In an interview with JoyNews on November 4, 2024, Tsatsu Tsikata expressed serious concerns over the justification the court provided for dismissing the Speaker's application.
The legal luminary was particularly troubled by the court's assertion that the responsibility to address matters concerning parliamentary seat vacancies lies solely with the High Court, which he argued contradicts Article 99 of Ghana's 1992 Constitution.
Tsikata noted that in previous cases where the issue of parliamentary seat vacancies had been raised, the court had ruled that such cases should indeed be referred to the High Court, in line with Article 99 of the Constitution. "Considering a matter regarding the PNC and in which the PNC had a critical interest.