Speaker Cannot Declare NDC’s Assin North Seat Vacant – Clerk Tells Court

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin cannot declare the Assin South seat vacant.

According to the clerk of Parliament Cyrial Nsiah, lawyers of the embattled Member of Parliament of the Constituency, James Quayson, had sent certified documents to the august house, indicating an appeal to challenge the judgement of Cape Coast High Court.

Thus the appeal documents available to the Speaker, according to the Clerk, gives him no doubt but to conclude that the matter remains pending in court; adding that the speaker cannot decalre the seat vacant based on legality.

The response by the clerk was in response to a letter written by the Registrar of the General Jurisdiction Division of the Law Court Complex in Accra to declare the MP’s seat vacant.

Source: GhanaFeed.com