Retired Supreme Court judge Justice William Atuguba has asserted that the Supreme Court's ruling on the four vacant parliamentary seats is essentially a declaratory judgment.
The Supreme Court of Ghana, in a majority decision, has ruled that Speaker 's declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant is unconstitutional.
The 5-2 decision, delivered at a brief court sitting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has reversed the Speaker's decision, which declared the four seats vacant after the incumbents filed to contest as independent candidates in the upcoming December polls.
In an interview on GHOne TV with Kodjo Mensah, former Justice William Atuguba clarified that the Supreme Court's ruling, which overturned the Speaker's order, serves as a declaratory judgment, essentially interpreting the Constitution.
