The Dean of the UPSA Law School, Prof Kofi Abotsi is concerned over the Supreme Court’s failure to clearly outline what constitutes the vacation of a parliamentary seat in its recent ruling against the Speaker of Parliament.
The court’s decision overturned Speaker Alban Bagbin’s declaration of vacancies for Members of Parliament (MPs) seeking to contest upcoming elections on the tickets of parties other than those under which they were elected.
However, Prof Abotsi argues that while the court clarified what does not constitute a vacation of a seat, it did not comprehensively define the circumstances that would meet this criterion.
Speaking to Ahotor News, Prof Kofi Abotsi noted that “The court spoke in negative terms, explaining what does not amount to vacating a seat.
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