Ghanaian businessman Benjamin Yemoh Tetteh has filed a lawsuit at the High Court, seeking judicial backing for Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant.

Mr Tetteh asserts that the Speaker’s action aligns with the country’s constitutional requirements.

According to Tetteh, the Members of Parliament in question vacated their seats by submitting nominations to run as independent candidates, thereby breaching the terms of their election.

In his lawsuit, filed on October 25, he has requested that the court prohibit these MPs from participating in parliamentary activities until the case is resolved.

On October 18, the Supreme Court temporarily halted Speaker Bagbin's declaration of four vacant seats, directing Parliament to allow the affected MPs to continue representing their constituencies and performing official duties.

This suspension will remain in place until the Supreme Court issues a final ruling on the matter.

The stay of execution was sought by NPP MPs through an ex parte application, which enabled the Court to hear the case without involving Speaker Bagbin or Parliament at this stage. The decision to stay the Speaker's ruling was made by a panel of Supreme Court justices, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, and included Justices Mariama Owusu, Kwame Adibu Asiedu, Ernest Yao Gaewu, and Yaw Darko Asare.