{"id":235263,"date":"2024-10-19T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/19\/supreme-court-foils-speaker-coup-plot-against-npp\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T15:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T15:35:47","slug":"supreme-court-foils-speaker-coup-plot-against-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/19\/supreme-court-foils-speaker-coup-plot-against-npp\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Foils Speaker Coup Plot Against NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court of Ghana has dealt a significant blow to Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s ruling that declared four parliamentary seats vacant, in what many see as a coup plot against the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision to issue a stay of execution on the Speaker\u2019s ruling effectively keeps the four MPs\u2019 seats intact, pending further legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The controversy began when Speaker Bagbin declared the seats of four MPs vacant, citing their decision to run as independent candidates or switch party affiliations for the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The affected MPs are Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central), and Andrew Asiamah (Fomena). This move would have given the National Democratic Congress (NDC) a majority in Parliament, with 136 seats compared to the NPP\u2019s 135 seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NPP\u2019s Legal Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The NPP quickly responded by filing an application to stay the Speaker\u2019s decision, arguing that it was unconstitutional and would disrupt the balance of power in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The application was filed ex parte, meaning that neither Speaker Bagbin nor Parliament was joined to the case. Lawyers Paa Kwesi Abaidoo and former Attorney General Joe Ghartey represented the NPP MPs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supreme Court\u2019s Ruling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A panel of Supreme Court justices, presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, heard the case and delivered the ruling to stay the Speaker\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision resets parliamentary leadership and dynamics to its former state, effectively foiling the Speaker\u2019s coup plot against the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s decision to stay the Speaker\u2019s ruling is a significant victory for the NPP and a blow to the NDC\u2019s attempts to gain a majority in Parliament through the back door.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Supreme Court of Ghana has dealt a significant blow to Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s ruling that declared four parliamentary seats vacant, in what many see as a coup plot against the New Patriotic Party (NPP). 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