The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has accused the Executive and Judiciary arms of government of working to undermine the authority of Parliament.
At a press conference in Accra yesterday, the Speaker said recent developments in the legislature poses a challenge to the relevance of parliament in the democratic space. "Recent acts of the Judiciary and the Executive - and I see them as interference in the workings of parliament - pose a direct challenge to the essence, jurisdiction, authority, and powers of the esteem institution of parliament which is the repository of the sovereign will of the people. "It is increasingly becoming clear that the judiciary and the executive are seemingly colluding to weaken parliament," he alleged.
Parliament has been in abeyance for weeks now following the declaration of four seats vacant by the Speaker a fortnight ago.
The Speaker's declaration, however, was set aside by the Supreme Court for a true and proper interpretation of provisions of Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution on the declaration of seats vacant raising questions of constitutional crisis.