On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of Ghana ruled that Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant was unconstitutional, effectively restoring the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the majority in .
This decision, issued by a seven-member panel led by Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkonoo, concluded weeks of legal wranglings.
The ruling followed a petition by Effutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who challenged Speaker Bagbin's declaration.
Some Ghanaians who spoke exclusively to GhanaWeb TV on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, expressed varied views about the ruling.