Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba, has stated that the Speaker of is bound by the ruling of the apex court reversing his declaration of four seats as vacant.
According to Justice Atuguba, Speaker Bagbin risks being cited for contempt if he refuses to recognise Cynthia Mamle Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Peter Kwakye-Ackah (Amenfi Central), and Andrew Amoako Asiamah as Members of following the court's ruling on Tuesday, November 13, 2024. "It is not necessarily 10 years; you must just suffer a term of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
Not only that, 10 years disqualification of holding public office, and if you are a president, you are liable to removal," Justice Atuguba told JoyNews in an interview on Tuesday.
He emphasised that the Speaker is, by law, bound by the court's ruling. "In the face of this decision, he (Bagbin) is bound by the decision of the Supreme Court," he stated.