Managing editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has stated boldly that the provisions under the Constitution are so clear that even babies can read and understand.
According to Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the NPP in their constitution enacted for themselves a provision that says that anytime any member of parliament or any other member contests against your party candidate that person automatically loses his or her membership of your party.
Speaking on Good Morning Ghana, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, stated, “If you go to the Constitution which provides us with the legal frame, for the conduct of business in parliament, it is so clear that even this clamor for interpretation by the Supreme Court is absolutely nonsensical because the provisions are so clear even babies can read these provisions and understand them”.
“There is evidence that some babies start reading at three so there is evidence to that effect. So even those babies, if they were to take this Constitution, and read it, they will understand and not be calling for interpretation from anywhere”.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, on 17 October 2024 officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant. They include Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah of Amenfi Central (NDC), Andrew Amoakoh Asiama of Fomena, Kojo Asante of Suhum (NPP), and Cynthia Morrison of Agona West (NPP).
This follows a formal petition submitted by Haruna Iddrisu to the Speaker, this led to the NPP majority now being declared the minority in parliament.
On Friday 18 October 2024 the Supreme Court halted the Speaker’s ruling, which had effectively removed the MPs from their positions. After the NPP filed an application seeking a stay of execution regarding the Speaker’s declaration.
Meanwhile the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on 22 October 2024 adjourned parliamentary proceedings indefinitely, citing the lack of a quorum as the reason for halting the session and briefly mentioned that he had received a communication from the Supreme Court.
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Clamour for Supreme Court interpretation is nonsensical; you must be dumb not to understand this – Kwesi Pratt wades into MPs vacant seats saga#GoodMorningGhana #MetroTV pic.twitter.com/jlApGeKUmj
— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) October 23, 2024
