In the theatre of Ghanaian constitutional interpretation, few myths have lingered as stubbornly—and as absurdly—as the idea that every time the President and Vice-President travel outside the country, the Speaker must be sworn in as Acting President.
This practice, supposedly grounded in the law, is in fact rooted in a misreading—more precisely, a misapplication—of our constitutional text by the Supreme Court in Asare v. Attorney-General [2003–2004] SCGLR 823.