The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has refuted several claims by legal experts and legislators that there is a constitutional crisis in Ghana following diverse views by the House and the Supreme Court on vacant parliamentary seats.
This follows the declaration of four seats vacant by the Speaker on October 17, 2024, over cross-carpeting in the chamber.
Addressing the media on November 6, 2024, Mr Bagbin emphasized that Ghana was nowhere near a constitutional crisis.
“There is no constitutional crisis in Ghana. I repeat, there is no constitutional crisis in this country. The parliament of Ghana is alive and working.
“Let no one mislead or misinform or disinform you in this country. The democratic system we adopted and acted as inscribed in the constitution, 1992 and reflected in various laws, processes, procedures and practices is what has been triggered and it is working. Let us allow it to work”.
“Democracy is about the rule of law, let the law work. The democratic system we adopted and acted in recognises that in the cause of operationalizing the system, disagreement will occur and challenges and problems will arise. The system has put in place mechanisms, structures, institutions, processes and procedures and rules to follow and apply to turn the challenges into solutions and provide solutions to the problems,” he continued.
“This is what is perceived and applied. There is no constitutional crisis in Ghana,” he repeated.