Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has dismissed claims that Ghana is facing a constitutional crisis.

His comment comes in response to the Chief Justice’s earlier statement that Ghana was facing a constitutional crisis due to complications surrounding the vacant parliamentary seats.

In a press conference on Wednesday, November 6, Bagbin firmly rejected the notion of a constitutional crisis, asserting that the democratic framework is effectively being followed to resolve any issues.

Bagbin emphasised that the country’s democratic system, as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution and supported by various laws, processes, and practices, is functioning as intended.

He urged the public not to be misled, misinformed, or disinformed about the state of the country’s democratic institutions.

“There is no constitutional crises in this country, I repeat there is no constitutional crises in this country. Parliament is alive and working. Let nobody mislead, misinform or disinform you in this country. Democratic system adopted and enacted as captured in the 1992 Constitution and fleshed out in various laws, process, procedures and practices is what has been triggered and it is working.”

“The democratic system we adopted and recognized that in the course of operationalising the system, disagreements will occur, and challenges and prudence will arise. The system has put in place mechanisms, structures and institutions, processes, procedures and rules to follow and apply to resolve the disagreement, convert the challenges into opportunities and provide solutions to the problems. This is what is being perceived and applied. There is no constitutional crises in the country,” he stressed.