The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said there will be no by-election in the Mfantseman Constituency to replace the slain Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Ekow Quansah Hayford, as is being speculated in sections of the media.
He has thus advised the media to desist from misleading the public with information that a by-election will be held soon to fill the vacancy created by Mr Hayford’s demise.
Making reference to Article 112 of the Constitution, the Speaker said a by-election shall not be held within three months before the holding of a general election.
“Simple calculation tells us that we are not within the three months since the death of our colleague occurred. Therefore, there can be no election by mere calculation or mere infraction of time, so let us not mis-advise ourselves,” he said.
Addressing Parliament yesterday, Prof. Oquaye said: “I would respectfully say that if we do not take care, we will add insult to injury if we become unnecessarily speculative in this kind of situation. And we should all learn to quote from the Constitution itself and seek direction from the Public Affairs Unit and our Legal Department whenever we want to quote from laws and from the Constitution or make references and we are not sure ourselves,” he said.
Source: Daily Graphic
