Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said that the constitutional crisis that resulted from the vacant seats controversy is over.He explained that the reason it appears to be lingering on is that Alexander Afenyo-Markin is unable to mobilize the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers to conduct business in the House."Obviously there is a crisis because currently Parliament has not been sitting since 22nd October, and they have not been conducting business.
That is a constitutional crisis," he said on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, November 9."The crisis is over, the reason it appears to be lingering is because Afenyo-Markin couldn't marshal his numbers in the House on Thursday to conduct business," he added.The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin had dismissed claims that there is currently a constitutional crisis in Ghana.Addressing a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, November 6, he said "There is no constitutional crisis in this country.
The parliament of Ghana is alive and working, let nobody mislead, misinform, or disinform you and the country.He added, "Democracy is about the rule of law, let the law work."His comment was in reaction to a statement by the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo."We are in a constitutional crisis.
We have a country where Parliament is not sitting.