Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Dankwah, has admonished the Minority Caucus in Parliament to heed the ruling by the Supreme Court after Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision was suspended.

He explained that the Parliament of Ghana is subject to the constitution of the country, which implies that the ruling by the Supreme Court mandates the Majority Caucus in the House to hold themselves as such despite the Speaker’s ruling.

Dr. Boakye-Danquah called on the Minority leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, to respect the court ruling and occupy their usual seats in Parliament when it convenes on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

“In this country, we don't run Parliamentary supremacy. Neither does Parliament withhold all the rights. What we run is constitutional supremacy in this country. For me, what will take place on Tuesday is that the Majority in Parliament, led by Afenyo-Markin, will lead the side of the House to sit on the majority side,

"Whilst the Minority, led by Ato Forson, will sit on the minority side. Because we run a constitutional supremacy in this country, not a parliamentary supremacy," he said during the Key Points aired on TV3.

On Friday, October 18, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution on Speaker Alban Bagbin's ruling, which declared four parliamentary seats vacant.

Parliament has thus been directed to recognize and allow the affected MPs Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central), and Andrew Asiamah (Fomena) to fully represent their constituencies and carry out their official duties.

The directive remains in effect, not for the 10 days initially requested by the applicants, but until the Supreme Court delivers its final ruling on the case.

The application to stay the Speaker's decision was filed by New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament, who sought the Court's intervention to halt the enforcement of the ruling that would have affected three of their colleagues and one from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The application was filed ex parte, meaning that neither Speaker Bagbin nor Parliament was joined to the case.

Watch the video below:

Afenyo Markin will on Tuesday lead the NPP MPs to occupy the majority seats in Parliament - Dr. Palgrave Boakye - Danquah#TheKeyPoints pic.twitter.com/9aeBO3bxan

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