The Supreme Court will today give judgment on the correct position of the law regarding Article 97(1) (g) and (h), the constitutional provision that the Speaker of Parliament used to declare four seats in Parliament vacant.
A seven-member panel of the court, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, fixed the date for judgement on Monday after hearing arguments from the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame and Joe Ghartey, lawyer for Alexander Afenyo-Markin , the plaintiff.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, who is the first defendant in the action has, however, chose not to defend the action.
Mr Afenyo-Markin is seeking an interpretation from the court that Article 97(1) (g) and (h) only applies to a current term of Parliament and ,therefore, the the move by the Speaker to declare the seats of the four MPs vacant is unconstitutional.
