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Mixed reactions as Supreme Court halts Speaker Bagbin’s ruling on four MPs' seats

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  • NDC Could not even get 24 hours majority status? 2 years ago

    How can your 24 hour economy work when your partisan speaker does not know the law? Shame on you speaker. If I were you I would have resigned.

  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    Impeach the foolish man called Bagbin. He is a damn stinking shit. Bagbin knew he was doing the wrong thing but went ahead

    Impeach Bagbin immediately. He is a foolish man

  • CJ POSITION TO FRUSTRATE FUTURE GOVT 2 years ago

    They carefully considered her age for the position. Those who equally qualified were denied the opportunity because of their ages. More years to frustrate NDC Government.

  • Count. 2 years ago

    It is rather the supreme court that is rather foolish. Silly goats. Why won't they say you're extension of NPP hqrs.

  • Star from the North 2 years ago

    This NPP chief justice and all the NPP judges that SATAN akufo addo appointed to the high court and Supreme Court in Ghana will suffer the consequences in the near future. It will serve them right if they do their job deli-ge ...
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  • Ohene Nketia 2 years ago

    when the NPP were training Grassroots to be Lawyer's the NDC were also training thier Grassroots to be Propaganda secretaries
    What a difference

  • Ntente 2 years ago

    Sign that we don't have judges with conscience any longer in Ghana.

  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    @Ntente, you're very comfortable with a decision by one man (Speaker of Parliament) but you can't tolerate decision by 5 other people (Judges of the Supreme Court) on the matter. What makes you think that the Speaker is right ...
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  • Yep 2 years ago

    Where were they when the first error was made??? Stop the cheap talk, u and I know this system is a waste.....

  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    The Supreme Court was still in existence. But remember the Supreme Court doesn't act on its own until a matter is brought before them. So please don't blame them. And for your information, I don't get involved in what you ca ...
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  • DDAN 2 years ago

    Hahahahahha no news we know them ,whenever NPP tells u let’s go to the Supreme Court you should no that you will not win cos that is next NPP headquarters. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

  • Matey 2 years ago

    Who makes the laws? Who appreciate the spirit and purpose of the laws. The Legislature will not be micromanaged by the executive through the judiciary. It will not happen.

  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    Bagbin, why have you disgraced yourself like that. You will be remembered for being the first foolish Speaker of the land foolish Bagbin. Bagbin the fool.

  • DDAN 2 years ago

    Hahahahahha no news we know them ,whenever NPP tells u let’s go to the Supreme Court you should no that you will not win cos that is next NPP headquarters. NOTHING NEW ABOUT SUPREME COURT AND ELECTORAL COMMISSION

  • Akufool idiot and mumu bawuliar are failures. 2 years ago

    I now understand the reason those evil judges were murdered. Just look at the speed at which the unanimous fc used in dealing with a case that disadvantage the ugly dwarf. 7th December is another independence for Ghana. We sh ...
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  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    Disgraced Speaker of Parliament. This is monumental. I can't wait till next Tuesday to see how Parliament will function

  • Kwabena Agyei 2 years ago

    You are the biggest fool in the world.
    This case borders on the running of the state and you want the court to delay it?

    Murderers assembling themselves as a party.
    You can kill all judges, your wicked NDC will lose the ...
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  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    This issue should be a big eye opener to all freedom and peace loving Ghanaians. The NDC and all its evil networks haven't shed off their coup and blood shedding mentality. Decent Ghanaians who certainly are in the majority m ...
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  • DDAN 2 years ago

    Hahahahahha no news we know them ,whenever NPP tells u let’s go to the Supreme Court you should no that you will not win cos that is next NPP headquarters.

  • THE CORRUPT SUPREME COURT HAS NO POWER ON PALIAMENT AND IT AFFAIRS 2 years ago

    THIS IS FUNNY COURT NOW. OUR JUDICIARY PAAA NIE OOOOO WHAT A SHAME

  • Badi 2 years ago

    Wanted! Justices of integrity

  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    Impeach Bagbin now. He has no respect and he is a fool. Impeach the foolish man called Bagbin

  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    The members of Parliament are still in the current Parliament. They have not resigned from Parliament and so why declare the intent for future as the status quo.
    In law, an intention to enter into a contract is not a cont ...
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  • Fred 2 years ago

    Lay man’s view.

  • TomTom 2 years ago

    THE SPEAKER HAS NO AUTHORITY TO DENY THE PEOPLE REPRESENTATION. IF THOSE PEOPLE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RE-ELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BACK TO PARLIAMENT, THEN THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY PROBLEM. BUT TO DENY THE PEOPLE REPR ...
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  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    Bagbin is simply a fool and has shamed himself in a bad way.

    Impeach Bagbin the fool

  • Laboro 2 years ago

    The supreme court is doing what Akuffo Addo brought them to do. They continued in that direction even if the NPP is voted out of power.

  • No surprise 2 years ago

    THIS SUPREME COURT IS FULL OF CRAP. HOW CAN ONE PERSON BELONG TO TWO SEPERATE PARTIES AND SIT IN PARLIAMENT. THOSE MPs ARE NO MORE MEMBERS OF THEIR PARTY. WITHIN THEIR CONSTITUENCY THEY DO NOT REPRESENT THE PARTY THST BROUGH ...
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  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    Keep your warped logic to yourself. How can you sanction anybody for expressing a future intention, does that make sense to you?

  • Francis Mccarthy 2 years ago

    GHANAIANS SHOULD GET RID OF THESE NPP PARTY BEFORE GHANA IS " COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TO GHANAIANS, NANA ADDO HAS DESTROYED THE ECONOMY COMPLETELY AND MORE SERIOUSLY, THE HOLY RIVERS AND THE FOREST. IF NPP WINS POWER 2024, MAN ...
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  • Ntente 2 years ago

    In addition, President Nana Akuffo Addo has destroyed the conscience of the Ghanaian judiciary.It is simple and short- the TRUTH.

  • Kwabena Agyei 2 years ago

    Any lawyer worth his salt and any sensible person could tell from the unset that Bagbin will be disgraced by the Supreme Court.
    I am not a lawyer but I challenged Bagbin's ruling on air this morning.
    Those MPs have not de ...
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  • There would be an end to all this one day 2 years ago

    Ghana is indeed under siege. How quickly can the supreme Court determine a case so swiftly this way but failed to deal.with the LGBTQ cade with the same urgency. I am beginning to lose confidence in the leadership. Highly su ...
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  • Kwame 2 years ago

    Do you think the LGBTQ+ issues are important to Ghana's political discourse. Go and burn the sea. Bleeding is allowed ooooooo

  • Yep 2 years ago

    U are cheap indeed

  • Kwame 2 years ago

    The highest court of the land has spoken case close. If the kwasiaaaa speaker does not understand he can step down/quit Ghana will not burn. Alan Bagbin is a warmonger. It is only in Ghana that such a person with a very low m ...
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  • Frankiedonatusjudasarefools 2 years ago

    We must impeach the kwasia Speaker. He is a fool. He is too proud

  • Akwasi 2 years ago

    Your father and the entire family of yours are the nkwasiafo. When it happened to Asiamah you people kept quiet because it didn't affect your numbers, today that your number will reduce and you'll become minority you've seen ...
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  • Aboagy 2 years ago

    Homosexual act is with you but you ignored it and fast track and overturned parliament rules, are you not ashamed of your bias,,NPP judicial pulpit

  • Gh citizen 2 years ago

    Wow, swift ruling.
    What about the E-levy and the LGBT cases pending

  • No Nine, No Ten 2 years ago

    The unanimous fc has done it again. But they shouldn't forget that one day one day when the table turns, they should accept it in good faith

  • Jato 2 years ago

    BAGBIN HAS THE RIGHT NOT TO ACCEPT THE RULING OF THIS CORRUPT NPP CONTROLLED SUPREME COURT. THE JUDICIARY IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE LEGISLATURE. THE JUDICIARY CAN ADVICE THE LEGISLATURE BUT CANNOT CONTROL OR OVER TURN DECISION ...
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  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    @Jato, you may need to book a bed at the Psychiatry Hospital nearest to you. You'll surely need the services of a Psychiatrist come December 7, 2024. It's obvious you'll be seriously disappointed when Dr Bawumia gets elected ...
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  • GHANA 2 years ago

    WHAT A HEIL COUNTRY

  • Ye de owuo ka East Ham London 2 years ago

    Indeed, the thriving democracy in the country is really at its best. Unquestionably and undoubtedly, the down-trodden Alan Bagbin has now become a big shame and humiliation to the seat of Speaker. Of course, every good and ...
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  • Nana 2 years ago

    It’s no surprise…unanimous eleven…hahahahaah…Ghana go sweet.

  • Sal 2 years ago

    Let’s respect the ruling

  • BA 2 years ago

    It is shameful to have this kind of apex court

  • My views? 2 years ago

    The 80s was dark and black for the judiciary and this era is dark and black for the this generation and the future as well

  • Kwame 2 years ago

    clearly shows NDC should be vigilant at the pools, any election court case they will lose

  • Master P 2 years ago

    There is no law forcing the speaker to uphold the Supreme Court decision.

  • Kk 2 years ago

    The speaker must appealed the decision of the injunction.

  • YAW OTENG 2 years ago

    Parliament is not under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and therefore the Supreme Court has no power to interfere in the matters of parliament. This cannot hold.

  • The Voltarian 2 years ago

    Exactly what the brain-dead NPP supporters are struggling to comprehend.

  • Jungler 2 years ago

    Separation of power allows the judiciary to perform its duty of interpretation and stopping any decision by the Legislature or Executive that contravenes provisions of the constitution.
    It doesn't mean each arm of government ...
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  • FTT 2 years ago

    Alban Bagbin has made Ghanaian parliament a laughing stock

  • God 1st 2 years ago

    And Aluffo Addo has made the supreme court a bench of Jerks with big noses

  • Osei Abebrese -917-476-3340 2 years ago

    I congratulating the supreme court for applying what the law says. The lawyers who represented NDC should go back to the law school since their interpretation of the law is always in affront to what it really means.Shame on y ...
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  • Kwame 2 years ago

    For your information it was ex-parte so there were no NDC lawyers there.

  • Mr Bob 2 years ago

    Only a pig like you and the boga,boga judge

  • The wise onè 2 years ago

    It will never work!! Mark my words.!

  • JB 2 years ago

    this foreshadows the challenges ahead of the upcoming elections with this rubber stamped Supreme court; Sad

  • BOY KOFI 2 years ago

    Parliament is dead.Whatever comes out from Ghana parliament is fake.

  • KINGDUS 2 years ago

    The Speaker took a senless and partisan decision to satisfy NDC hence Mahama had no patience in thanking God for this. It was planned and crafted for Bagbin to announce. See how Haruna Iddrissu has led Bagbin to shame.

  • Anslyst 2 years ago

    The Executive, Legislature and the judiciary are all masters of their own rules. None is subordinate to the other. It's therefore null and void if one of them wants to Lord it over the other as the judiciary seems to be doing ...
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  • John K( Mahama Ayariga has offered some education on Citi eyewitness news) 2 years ago

    Folks there is going to be a long haul to go as far as this supreme court interference is concerned. Mahama Ayariga is going to present a better education on the matter before us quoting section's of the constitution why the ...
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  • Spio 2 years ago

    Ndc is not a political party

  • Wontumi 2 years ago

    Akufo Monkey is not a human being

  • Opoku 2 years ago

    This is a bigger lesson to ndc when u comes back to power u shouldn't joke . U also have to pack the courts with your people. There shouldn't be any sympathy for all . No father and son something koraaaaaaaa

  • Spio 2 years ago

    Ndc is not a political party. Bagbin has no vote in paliament
    Odwanfunu nkonfem policy

  • Akwasi 2 years ago

    And NPP is a party that kills people to win power; JB Danquah, Bawumia's special aid, Ayawaso West Wagon, Techiman South, John Kumah. My brother, we have cubwebs in our home so let's at all times be circumspect in our utteran ...
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  • MACCARTHY PROSPER SACKEY 2 years ago

    How can you declare a seat vacant without a by-election?

    What happens to that Constituency, no representation or?

    Can it also mean, we have to vote for a New Speaker of Parliament and Deputies?

    Interesting.

  • Forlifive 2 years ago

    This current supreme court judges hmm. Their actions, doings , inactions,conscience and deeds will follow them to their graves. To me they want a certain party to thrive at the expense of the whole country.

  • Enoch 2 years ago

    When the courts acquitted the minority leader they were for ndc Abu? Silly noise makers

  • Carlos 2 years ago

    As for the supreme Court, the least said about them the better

  • John Antwi 2 years ago

    Why does this woman bow so easily to NPP pressure. Certainly the weakest CJ this nation has ever had. The remedy is to sack the obviously corrupt SCJ after January 7. This woman knows NPP will lose so the wise thing to do ...
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  • Emily 2 years ago

    This is a sign to npp no matter what happens comes 7th December most of them will loose their seats massively

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  • Akwadaa Nyame 2 years ago

    In all honesty, and with die respect the Speaker of the parliament of Ghana should resign to safeguard his own integrity. There is complete State capture in all affairs of Ghana by this Akufo Addo government. The electoral co ...
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  • ROB 2 years ago

    I SAID THIS.
    A.S. K. BAGBIN IS AN IDIOT. HE IS COMPLETELY CONSUMED AND TAINTED WITH POLITICS THAT HE IS ALWAYS BIAS. HE ACTS AS IF HE HAS NO BRAINS. THAT IS THE SAME FOR SOME NDC PARTY POLITICIANS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ...
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  • Citizens should rise 2 years ago

    The same precedent occurred before the 79 coup leading up to the 82 coup and the murder of judges. Ohhh shallow leadership I sadly see history coming back to hunt us because The Supreme Court has muddied the clean waters of j ...
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  • Citizen8 2 years ago

    Aren't you a citizen? Arise. Whom are you waiting for? All you is bloodshed. Shame on you. Let me just remind you that we're in 2024 not 1979 or 1982. If you're man enough rise up against any Judge again in Ghana. You'll the ...
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  • Ntente 2 years ago

    I foresee a situation where NPP will not have it easy at all in the parliament. Because Speaker Bagbin is going to show them hot pepper.
    The supreme court did not interpret the laws that Speaker used but rather chose to disr ...
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  • Mallam Kolba (bottle) 2 years ago

    Let them enjoy for the last. Majority losers!!!!

  • Nye bro 2 years ago

    There shouldn't be any mixed reactions. What Bagbin did was very stupid... plain and simple! That man needs to have his brain examined. He is extremely full of himself.

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 2 years ago

    GHANAIANS ARE BEEN GASLIGHTED ONLY BECAUSE A GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE JUST PLAIN STUPID. YOU ARE HAPPY COURTS ARE MISBEHAVING THIS WAY. I DO NOT THINK NPP IS EVEN HAPPY WITH THIS. SUPREME COURT TRYING SO HARD TO PLEASE AKUFFO ADD ...
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  • A. B. 2 years ago

    If you want a majority in parliament, win seats at the polling station! You don't resort to self-serving interpretation of the constitution and throw the nation into chaos by holding the government to a standstill. The speake ...
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  • Pelicles 2 years ago

    NDC ne gyimii. As if there are no sane minds in the party called NDC. Tweakai, NDC. John Mahama hastily congratulated his party for that bogus short-lived Majority nonsense without delving into its political ramifications. An ...
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  • Kojo 2 years ago

    Shame on supreme court. No honour, nana Ado has succeeded in destroying the trust for once a respectable body to a mocking body. SHAME ON ALL OF THEM.

  • GYIMIBI 2 years ago

    IF SUPREME COURT IS NPP HEAD QUARTERS THEN NDC ALSO TAKE BURMA CAMP AS THEIR BASE. THIS IS THEIR LAST NDC CASE THEY WILL RULE AGAINST THEM

  • Ohene Nketia 2 years ago

    when the NPP were training Grassroots to be Lawyer's the NDC were also training thier Grassroots to be Propaganda secretaries
    What a difference

  • NDC Lawyers are toilet 2 years ago

    Our only hope against the violence and idiotic behavior of the NDC is the Supreme Court. They always behave like primitive savages.

  • Matey 2 years ago

    The Supreme Court should go and administer Parliament from next week themselves. It will not work.

  • Rob 2 years ago

    Haruna Iddrisu trapped Bagbin and he fell into it.
    Bagbin has been disgraced by the highest court of Ghana.
    He’s now a laughing stock.
    Bagbin will be remembered as the worst Speaker of parliament. What a Legacy.

  • Here we go..... 2 years ago

    When is with the NPP, it's always with alacrity. No surprises there at all. The loser....Ghana.

  • Gilly 2 years ago

    Who appointed the SC justices and what do u think the motive is? It’s no news seeing their verdicts in favor of the npp