The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced that Parliament will reconvene on Monday, December 16, 2024.

However, he noted that the exact location for the 7th meeting of the 4th session of the 8th Parliament will be communicated to Members of Parliament at a later time.

This announcement was made in a notice issued on December 2, signed by the Speaker.

Parliament is set to resume after the 2024 general elections, which will see new Members of Parliament elected for both the Majority and Minority sides.

This decision to reconvene follows Speaker Bagbin’s previous refusal to call Parliament back on November 28 and 29, as requested by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.

Speaker Bagbin had cited the absence of a prepared agenda from the Business Committee and insisted that parliamentary activities would remain suspended until after the December 7 elections.

The suspension came after the Speaker had adjourned Parliament, noting that there was no prepared business for the sitting. On November 12, the Supreme Court had overturned Speaker Bagbin’s decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant, ruling in favor of a challenge brought by Afenyo-Markin.

The Court’s judgment, released on November 14, clarified that a parliamentary seat can only be declared vacant if a lawmaker switches political parties while maintaining their position in Parliament.

The ruling stated that the Speaker’s decision could not take effect during the current parliamentary term.

However, two justices dissented, arguing that the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to rule on the matter, indicating differing views on the Court’s authority in such cases.

Read below the notice