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Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has raised concerns over the level of judicial involvement in matters he deems political, following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to issue a stay of execution on Speaker Alban Bagbin\u2019s ruling that declared four parliamentary seats vacant.<\/p>\n
Speaking on\u00a0JoyNews\u2019 The Probe<\/strong>\u00a0on Sunday, October 20, Mr Ayariga emphasised the need for judges with extensive legal knowledge at the Supreme Court, pointing to international precedents where courts have refrained from getting entangled in politically charged disputes.<\/p>\n\u201cThat is why you should have knowledgeable people as judges at the Supreme Court. We should have judges who know their law,\u201d he said, referencing the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr.<\/p>\n
He noted that in this landmark case, the U.S. court ruled that there are certain matters inherently political, which are best left to the legislature and executive branches to resolve without judicial interference.<\/p>\n
Mr Ayariga argued that the Ghanaian Supreme Court should have followed a similar approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they were knowledgeable, they would have known that the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Baker and Carr in 1968, said that \u2018there are certain matters that are by their nature political within the domain of the legislature and the executive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The ruling Mr Ayariga referred to arose from Speaker Bagbin\u2019s decision to declare four seats vacant after MPs either opted to contest the 2024 elections as independent candidates or switched party allegiances.<\/p>\n
This sparked a legal battle, culminating in the Supreme Court\u2019s intervention, which halted Mr Bagbin\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n
Mr Ayariga expressed frustration over the court\u2019s swift decision to intervene without granting a hearing to both sides.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026the Supreme Court hurriedly meets and issues a stay of execution to the Speaker without even hearing the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n
He warned that such judicial involvement could lead to clashes between the legislature, executive, and judiciary.<\/p>\n
\u201cElse there would be these kinds of clashes where the legislature would say one thing and the Supreme Court would say another. Where the Executive would say one thing and the Supreme Court would say another.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s divided opinion over Speaker Bagbin\u2019s declaration as well as the reaction by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
One of the critics, a private legal practitioner, Kwame Akuffo, is of the view that the Supreme Court erred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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