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Speaker Bagbin adjourns parliament indefinitely

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Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has indefinitely adjourned parliamentary proceedings following a tumultuous session on Tuesday, October 22. The decision comes after a day of heated disputes between Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over which party holds the majority in the House.

During the announcement, Speaker Bagbin briefly mentioned receiving a communication from the Supreme Court, instructing him to stay his earlier ruling, which had declared four parliamentary seats vacant. However, Bagbin did not provide details about the Court’s directive, leaving MPs and the public uncertain about its implications.

The Supreme Court’s communication is critical as it pertains to the ongoing legal dispute over the four seats—two from the NPP, one from the NDC, and one held by an independent MP—that Bagbin declared vacant on October 17. The Court’s intervention has temporarily halted that decision, adding further complexity to the political standoff.

Earlier in the session, NPP MPs vacated the Chamber, leaving the NDC to occupy both sides of the House. This dramatic move escalated tensions over the contentious majority status, a key issue since Bagbin’s ruling on October 17. The absence of NPP MPs resulted in a lack of quorum, the minimum number of members required for official proceedings, prompting Speaker Bagbin to adjourn the session indefinitely.

Bagbin’s decision not to disclose the full contents of the Supreme Court’s communication raises significant questions about the status of the vacant seats and the overall legitimacy of Parliament’s composition. This uncertainty, combined with the indefinite adjournment, leaves the future of parliamentary proceedings unclear as both the NPP and NDC await further developments in the Supreme Court case.

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