{"id":236533,"date":"2024-10-21T19:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/ill-be-surprised-if-bagbin-ignores-supreme-court-ruling-freddie-blay\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:14:30","slug":"ill-be-surprised-if-bagbin-ignores-supreme-court-ruling-freddie-blay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/ill-be-surprised-if-bagbin-ignores-supreme-court-ruling-freddie-blay\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll be surprised if Bagbin ignores Supreme Court ruling \u2013 Freddie Blay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has stated that he would be surprised if Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin chooses to disregard the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on the four vacant parliamentary seats.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM\u2019s Eyewitness News on Monday, October 21, Blay emphasized that the authority to interpret Ghana\u2019s laws rests with the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he expects Parliament, particularly Speaker Bagbin, to respect the decision of the apex court.<\/p>\n<p>Blay underscored the importance of maintaining the rule of law and respecting judicial rulings, particularly from the highest court in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be extremely surprised if the speaker does not obey the Supreme Court decision because it is the Supreme Court that interprets laws and its ruling is as simple as any other thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a separation of powers but the three organs of government all have a role to play and the role of interpretation is purely the role of the Supreme Court and so the House has to obey its decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be surprised and I don\u2019t think he [Speaker Bagbin] will defy the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling because he is a lawyer and understands the law and he must abide by the ruling,\u201d Mr. Blay added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Blay further stated that concerns that there may be a potential showdown in Parliament when the House reconvenes on Tuesday, October 22, is highly unlikely \u201cbecause the Speaker gave a ruling and the Supreme Court overturned that decision and so the best is to wait on the court to make a determination on the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Democratic Congress (NDC) insisted that its Members of Parliament will occupy the Majority side of the House when the House reconvenes because the Speaker\u2019s declaration of the four seats vacant gives the NDC an automatic Majority status.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has stated that he would be surprised if Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin chooses to disregard the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on the four vacant parliamentary seats. 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