We’re Not Aware Of Any Law That Gives Supreme Court Power To Suspend Speaker’s Decision – Mahama Aya
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Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has expressed strong objections to the purported Supreme Court directive that seeks to suspend a decision made by the Speaker of Parliament. Addressing the media, Ayariga made it clear that he and other National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs are unaware of any legal provision that allows the Supreme Court or any other body to suspend a ruling made by the Speaker in a properly constituted Parliament.
“We are not aware of any law or any constitutional provision that enables anybody to suspend a decision of the Speaker in Parliament properly constituted,” Ayariga asserted. He emphasized that while the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to declare whether or not an act is consistent with the Constitution under articles 2 and 130, suspending a parliamentary decision is beyond its legal remit.
Ayariga further pointed out that Parliament operates based on formal communication from the Speaker, not media reports or social media posts. “We don’t hear things in the news and act on them,” he stated. “We act on the basis of communication coming to us from the Right Honourable Speaker.”
He also highlighted that Parliamentarians take their instructions solely from the Speaker when it comes to matters regarding the legality and appropriateness of parliamentary proceedings. “If that communication says we should walk into the sea, we walk into the sea because we listen only to the Speaker and nobody else,” Ayariga remarked. Watch the video below
The MP’s comments come amid rising tensions over a ruling by Speaker Alban Bagbin, which had declared four parliamentary seats vacant, a decision contested by the Supreme Court. As Parliament prepares for its next session, Ayariga’s stance underscores the ongoing debate over the boundaries of the judiciary and legislative powers in Ghana.