Speaker Alban Bagbin has indefinitely suspended parliamentary proceedings following a dispute over which party holds the majority, after four MPs switched allegiances ahead of the 7 December elections. Bagbin declared their seats vacant, giving the opposition NDC the majority—a decision now under Supreme Court review.
On Tuesday, NPP and NDC lawmakers clashed over majority seating, prompting NPP leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to order a walkout. With the chamber lacking quorum, Bagbin halted proceedings.
The suspension stalls key legislation and funding approvals, raising concerns about governance and economic stability ahead of elections, where Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia and John Mahama will contest the presidency.
