Presidential Candidate of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has advised Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to accept the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 4 seats he declared vacant in good faith.
Kyerematen applauded Alban Bagbin for vacating the seats but said the Speakers move to challenge the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction in legal interpretation was misguided.
“Bagbin must accept first the decision of the Supreme Court to grant an injunction that operates as a stay of execution of his initial order. He must accept the second decision of the Supreme Court to throw away their application. He must bring another application to the Supreme Court, requesting the Supreme Court to vary its earlier decision to grant an injunction in respect of the matter.”
“And the basis for the application must be that on the face of the provisions of the Constitution, there is no issue arising in respect of interpretation. So it means that Afenyo-Markin’s application to the Supreme Court to injunct Parliament and to stay the execution of the ruling of the Speaker in itself is not proper because it does not need interpretation of a particular provision, then you cannot call upon the Supreme Court by force to make an interpretation.”
He emphasized that the Supreme Court should maintain the principle of separation of powers and respects Parliament’s autonomy in decisions made by the Speaker.
He also cautioned against prolonged disputes that could have negative effects, especially with elections approaching, and called for a swift resolution to the matter.
“Parliament must uphold the Supreme Court’s decision or it will be breaching the law” – Alan Kyerematen, Presidential Candidate, Movement for Change. #ElectionBureau #CitiVerify #GhanaPolls2024 #ChannelOneNews pic.twitter.com/skcP23xE7L
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