Full Judgment: An MP's seat is vacated if they switch parties within Parliament - Supreme Court
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the value is the same speaker bagbin was right after all
Who gives a shit about your bullcrab delivery.
The NDC judges are saying that the high court should have handled the case but failed to declare whether the supreme court can supersede the high court.
NPP IS A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.....
So CJ Tookenoo and her UnanimousFC 5 are saying that the MP can be in one party in parliament and in another party outside parliamnet ---Hahahahaha
This Concert is just beginning in Ghana where Mps can belong to multiple par ...
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So CJ Tookenoo and her UnanimousFC 5 are saying that the MP can be in one party in parliament and in another party outside parliament ---Hahahahaha
This Concert is just beginning in Ghana where MPs can belong to multiple par ...
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NPP memberof parliament in parliament but NDC member and candidate outside parliament! This is why we are Ghana where the supreme court is the supreme culprit in bastardizing the constitution! Truly, the problems in the judic ...
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Bro, youve hit the nail righ on the the head!
I hate impersonation ok.
My brother, it is the cheap fools Akufo Addo has been making the Chief Justice and Supreme Court judges that is bringing the problem to Ghana. We have had CJs and SC judges in this country but not these partisan ones. Nothing ...
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Wise guy
This is just a mockery of our democracy. What these compromised and corrupt judges must remember is that justice resides in the conscience of the people, not in the bosom of the judiciary. DAMN!
This ruling doesn't make sense. So those MP's switching sides can work and act in the name of two political parties at the same time? The MP can campaign as an NDC candidate whiles representing the NPP in parliament until the ...
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@Dogo, That is what the Supreme court is saying. Are we all sure the Supreme court is capable of interpreting the constitution of Ghana? Ghana is in deep trouble!
That is what corruption, partisanship and tribalism give birth to. They give birth to weird decisions and mediocrity. Our SC judges may have gone for their looted money by now and we now have to live with the tortuous and amb ...
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We shall see when there is a boom!
In fact Ghanaweb are you trying to make money by bombarding us with useless adverts, by the way if a kotoko players I am out of the team ,he is still a player ? Common sense can not be found in books .
With these sort of evil old heartless fools.... 2024 Election will be a waste of time .... they are ready to help NPP win the Election by stealing ....
Gyimii, he is still a player but cannot play for Kotoko.
Stop thinking you made some sense.
Gertrude has confirmed what we all knew. She is shallow. It makes us wonder how she got to where she is!!!! She is the clone of Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Akufo Addo's alibi. Cecilia Dapaa steals millions of dollars. Go to EOCO ...
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She's very confused. I doubt if she understands simple English. If she doesn't the way she proves it, that puts herself and the whole country in jeopardy. She doesn't make any sense at all; the Speaker is still right!
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There is really difference between knowledge and wisdom
This ruling is only sensible to sensible people
There is really difference between knowledge and wisdom
I have read the ruling and the ruling itself is unconstitutional. Under NPP’s own constitution, those members are no longer part of the party, also the only reason they can’t re enter parliament is because of the same con ...
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So per what they are saying second deputy speaker must vacant his sit
No sir, he remains per the ruling
Their ruling just do not make sense. In effect, there will be rogue MPs in our parliament. Just political justling to continue to make money from us.
Therefore an MP can stay in parliament on behalf of 2 political parties o ...
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SO WHAT NONSENSE IS GOING ON, STUPID!!! THE UNANIMOUS FC IS THE BUTT OF THE JOKE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!! I DARE SAY!!! NKWASEAS3M SAAAAAAA...
Torkenoo the CJ does not understand English. Good Day guys
That's the problem created by the midget octogenarian by appointing a former slay queen as the CJ. We are doomed.
SC are more confused than NPP party
Hehe he he, what the heck is going on, this reasoning is so so ridiculous, and they call themselves interpretors of the Constitution, shambolic Supreme Court.
Great insight by the Justices of the Apex Court. If my wedding date is 1st February 2025, can I answer in the affirmative that I'm married on a form asking about my Marital Status? A mere filing of Application for another Par ...
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Wrong Example..
Can you file a public notice to have wedding with another man in 2025 and still be in your current marriage
You think laws and their structures are designed and built on myopic and childish minds? Get away from here with your shallow mind and let deep thinkers comment on the issue.
Where is the difference from what the speaker said?
Read and understand before you comment.
Sad indeed for Mother Ghana. Almost all the cases cited by the Supreme Court to justify their decision are the "Unanimous FC" bogus and politically biased decisions like the Gyakye Quayson case. Supreme Court was only to inte ...
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so in this case when formena mp diside to join npp in this parliament to form majolity is not credible
The judgement lacks substance, mp’s are recognized from political and independent position, if one political party can’t cross to the other so should it mean through whichever direction in same cohort of parliament simpl ...
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THE SUPREME COURT WHICH IS THE APEX COURT IN GHANA, ARE PERFECTLY RIGHT IN THEIR JUDGEMENT, BECAUSE THE FOUR PARLIAMENTARIAN, CEASE TO BE THE BONAFIDE MEMBERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES, STARTING FROM 7TH DECEMBER 2024.
You are not smart, by your saying both NPP and NDC have 2 people standing for the next election with one disguised as independent. A political party can only have 1 rep standing for any election. This is a ‘NOW” situation ...
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Yes, you're a dumb head like your partisan SC judges. You mean they still belong to their original parties when their heads are printed on banners and ballot papers as 'Independent Candidate'?
You are not smart, by your saying both NPP and NDC have 2 people standing for the next election with one disguised as independent. A political party can only have 1 rep standing for any election. This is a ‘NOW” situation ...
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The Supreme Court is corrupted now!
I am confused
So if we are about ten months to the election's will they still be there and voted for this C J is not normal
Retiring in shame, they have destroyed Ghana’s democracy and the independence of the judiciary
The problem with our judges is the English language! They read but have no understanding of the language!!
The constitution is written in simple English language so everyone can understand but sadly it's not that simple afte ...
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Some of these people happen to occupy such sensitive positions through luck but not because they deserve it, Ghana is bleeding.
My brothers and sisters…put your political lenses aside and be honest and objective at least for once. Do these statements/judgments make sense at all. Supreme Court was only acting on orders of the npp. JM kindly set up C ...
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My brothers and sisters…put your political lenses aside and be honest and objective at least for once. Do these statements/judgments make sense at all. Supreme Court was only acting on orders of the npp. JM kindly set up C ...
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How is JM going to do that when id is not the President? JM will not win the next election!!!
If you are a human with brains in your head, think and stop being daft fool who is trying vainly to be part of humanity. What is John Mahama in this conversation? Who is he and does he have what it takes to do what pleases yo ...
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You guys have time for these criminals smelling like rat calling themselves judges.
Rawlings action number two is just around the corner.
This is absolute misjustice to the state. Let me give you this marriage analogy. Would you be able to live under the same roof with a spouse who has initiated divorce processes or you would prefer to be separated until the di ...
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Meaning a soldier who openly declares his or her intention to join the enemy forces will be allowed to remain in his or her current unit. I am wondering if NPP or NDC will allow the affected MPs to their confidential caucus ...
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Correct for three points. I’m surprised our judges seem corrupt.
HOW CN THEY BE LOYAL TO THE PARTY THEY WANT TO MOVE AWY FROM ? THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AT ALL AND IT IS ONLY IN GHANA THAT SUCH A JUDGEMENT CAN BE MADE
Mear political and useless judgement
Please Judges what is the meaning of Party in this context? Please define what a Party is?
Does Party include an independent MP as well or it excludes it ?
If it does include the independent MP, will the Speaker then be ...
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Wow! What a judgement. A white stone is not white so long as it is in the hands of your perceived opponent.
The Speaker of parliament is perfectly Right! So Our Madam CJ, please do you mean that the affected four(4) PMs st ...
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It's irrelevant and useless. Liars, thieves, hypocrites, rapists, demons, crooks, criminals, cowards, slayers, pretenders, traitors, fools, wizards, witches, betrayers, opportunists and murderers!!! Kwasiaa4 buuluubuuluuu!!!
Supreme Court is even confused about their own ruling
Why is this so confusing? This is a simple matter
This is what greed,nepotism and politics can lead to. The nation can go down permanently if such behavior and attitude are not expunged from few greedy individuals that hold power today. Even an illiterate won’t make such a ...
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This is pure commonsense such that but for bloated egos, partisan interests, etc we've no reason to be debating this issue at all.
How come those who made the law don't know the law?
How come those who made the law don't know the law?
This was a slum dunk decision. Even those of us who have never been through law school understand that unless MP decides to change party affiliation in the current parliament, he/she remains a member of the party that broug ...
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You can’t contest for a future parliament if you have not denounced the party you are in “NOW”. You also can not claim independent if you contest as a political party agent “NOW”. Stop being illiterate and think. Pe ...
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So how is that different from the reason why the Speaker declared those seats vacant!
Eii Judiciary coup d'etat. Unanimous FC in action
The Supreme Court judges appear dangerously confused about the very laws they were appointed to interpret. Affiliation is defined consistently across all political categories, whether it’s Party A, Party B, or Independent. ...
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Please that's not what the constitution says I disagree with you totally
You go explain taya
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME
What is difficult about the law. People vote for you on a ticket. You come to parliament on that ticket. If you change that ticket you vacate your seat. You don't talk about a future parliament. Shame.
This is the reason why it is rumoured that judges are interred facedown in their coffins. Nation wreckers!
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So what is the difference between this ruling and the one we already know which was applied?
Any MP who crosses carpet from Party A to Party B, has the intention to remain and serve the party he or she has crossed to, and th ...
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If you don't understand this simple judgement then you need Free shs
This is the most stupid reasons has ever heard in Ghana
Jerry Rawlings was right after all. Sir forgive us. What a ruling from the apex court. Confusion galore. Indeed a partisan judiciary is a threat to democracy. So where is the ruling. May God punish them all.
If Soo then asiamah of fomena is implicated cos he came in as independent but has switched to do business with NPP and still remains in the same parliament.
I think I agree with you. And what that means is that we don't currently have a majority leader neither do we have a minority leader. The committees of Parliament have to be reconstituted. Speaker was wrong in making NPP majo ...
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Sorry, the supreme court cannot even explain their ruling. Shame!
5-0 Justices. Common sense. How do you vacate a seat in the future which you are not guaranteed of winning. How do you vacate a seat if you don't occupy it presently and the justices will attribute to the future. This is poli ...
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Supreme Court of Ghana! Eeeeiii!!???? What a nonsense of a judgement? I have so many questions to ask these judges. So many questions. What's this???
This explanation doesn't make sense to me one bit. Pls stop making the Sup ...
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Supreme Court by this ruling , is saying that the old adage “ You can’t eat your cake and have it”, is not true.
By their reasoning, they are saying one can eat his cake and still have the same cake in his or her hand ...
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Reading from this judgment, all what the court is saying has happened?? So why that awkward ruling??. Infact bad precedence in my opinion.
The UnanimousFc supreme court has made more of us more CONFUSED in Ghana as Afenyo-Monkey said. --LOL
So CJ Tookenoo and her UnanimousFC 5 are saying that the MP can be in one party in parliament and in another party outside ...
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We have two months until an election. I am a member of ZZZ Party representing Osu Klottey, and I have decided that for the next parliament, I want to represent the people through the YYY Party or as an independent candidate. ...
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The Supreme Court’s recent approach to political affiliation is concerning, as it demonstrates a lack of consistency in interpreting the laws meant to uphold democratic accountability and transparency. By permitting represe ...
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Are we all sure the Supreme court is capable of interpreting the constitution of Ghana? Ghana is in deep sh!t
This is what you get when you vote a social misfit as president.
Ridiculous
Was it not this same UFC,
Who in Gyakye Quison case , they said election is a process and it start from the date you file your nomination?
Wow! This is a serious observation you have made. Very interesting.
Dear Supreme Court,
Having read your judgement, I think speaker Bagbin's inferences - in relation to the 4 Maps - was right.
Now since this is a matter of high public interest, may I suggest that you review your own deci ...
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It seems Ghana is in danger. Are we a serious country with this type of judgement?
We knew the outcome before this nonsense of a judgement.
This is crazy
Switch party within parliament is the matter. The independent Switch is another option. If there is a new party then you can switch and nothing happens. Switch to the man with the mask, where the white woman was in prison. An ...
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The most stupid ruling I've ever seen I'm my life.....SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE??....HASN'T HE JOINED THE NPP IN PARLIAMENT TOO??....
@Tony, you've made it abundantly clear that when people fail to know they don't know they openly expose their own stupidity by erroneously thinking others are rather stupid. Indeed ignorance is expensive.
What kind of selfish thinking is this? Now we getting to understand why I’m our history, some judges went missing. Always twisting the law to favor their paid masters.
Don't think Npp will remain in power forever. If you publicly made your political self known you will be treated as such. The EC will be first to be sacked when NDC wins. The next person is you chief justice then others follo ...
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The interpretation of the ruling vindicate the speaker.
This is the exact interpretation and conclusion that the vast majority of people reached. Throughout the discourse, no one assumed that article 97 referred to a future parliament.
Are perfectly right, how can anybody think that it is about the future? What if they don't win? What if the world comes to an end before 7th December?
Are these judges on some hard stuff?
The CJ should go back to her books because their ruling has made us confused and nothing to learn from it.
There must be a constitutional review so that the supreme court judges can apply to be CJ.in the near future.
As fo ...
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The judgement of the Supreme Court is equivalent to sanctioning political prostitution by our Members of Parliament.
The SC justices placed strong emphasis on the intent of the MPs to contest as independent candidate in the generation. The question is did the MPs actually register to contest the election as independent candidates? If they h ...
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The notice of poll from the EC is proof of their intent to contest as independent candidates
The killed judges had the real justice 8f they lived this way
The killed judges had the real justice 8f they lived this way. May God forgive those 4hat killed anaty Quah
Those who killed Amateuy Quah should be arrested for crime
May murderous thinkers and doers like Amartey Kwei who is perishing in hell with his sponsors locate you and your family and wipe you out. Ndc murderous individuals.
Thank you SC. This is common sense. Shame in the anarchist Bagbin. Now see how you have been disgraced. Shame on you.
I don't have problem of the ruling but how come supreme Court Judges have different view of ONE constitution of Ghana? 3 judges are on different view and 2 judges has same like how, so we don't have a clear constitution
I am speechless! Torkonu FC! Maame, come see oooo! Supreme Criminals! I have always said this that our judiciary needs reset. Also, former president Kuffor is conflicted. He says the speaker should compromise for his legacy s ...
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VERY VERY STUPID STATEMENT TO MAKE
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LET REMOVE OR EXTRACT THIS JUDGEMENT FROM OUR LAW SCHOOL/BOOK OR RECORD'S FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS NOT TO READ THIS. IT EMBARRASSING FOR A COUNTRY LIKE GHANA. FIRST WEEK STUDENTS IN TEMASCO WILL NOT WASTE OUR TIME LIKE THIS
Why won't papa jay spray this people like cockroaches.
By this ruling papa jay is vindicated by the June 4 actions.
Is it by force to pease the one who appointed you. Rulling by Agyapadi3 documents instead of the constitut ...
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Only closed minds do not understand this ruling... Bagbin acted as though he was the High court.. Besides this ruling put to bed issues of law concerning, the present parliament and the future parliament..
On page 29 of the Judgement, reference has been made to several instances that MPs contested as independents yet still sat in parliament.. Many examples about that are there for all.. Hawa Yakubu was an independent while cont ...
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you part ways with your Party when you decided to go Independent after your Party rejected you at Parliamentary primaries. When you remain in parliamentary you practically do not belong to that Party which you defied by goin ...
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