Supreme Court to rule on vacant seats case today

Barring any last-minute change, the Supreme Court will today, November 12, rule on the case involving vacant parliamentary seats.

The Apex Court was scheduled to rule on the case on Monday, but when it was called, Speaker Alban Bagbin’s lawyers had not filed any legal documents, and there was no legal representation present.

The absence followed concerns raised by the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, about the legality of Thaddeus Sory’s continued representation of the Speaker.

The Attorney-General argued that it was improper because the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had not approved the engagement.

On October 17, 2024, Speaker Bagbin declared four seats vacant due to the decision of the Members of Parliament (MPs), citing that the MPs had violated constitutional requirements by switching their allegiance ahead of the upcoming election.