The Speaker of Parliament ; Rt Rev . Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye yesterday on the floor of Parliament hinted there will be no by – election following the demise of Hon. Ekow Quansah Hayford , MP for Mfantseman in the Central region.<\/p>\n
The attack and killing of the Member of Parliament in the Constituency has made the seat vacant , needing urgent replacement.<\/p>\n
The member of Parliament was attacked by some unknown assailants along the Abease – Dominase stretch towards Mankessim. He was attacked together with his driver who later died at the hospital.<\/p>\n
The murderers took the life of the honourable legislator by shooting him twice at the chest , making him weak and helpless leading to his demise at 1am on the Eve of October 9th, 2020.<\/p>\n
The incident took the whole country into a state of shock and mourning as Constituents described the late Ekow Quansah Hayford as gentle , peaceful and very approachable.<\/p>\n
There has been some speculations by people in the Constituency on a possible by – election before the general election in December. But the Speaker\u00a0 of the august house hinted that there will be no by – election to that effect , ‘no time at all as there are only fifty – four ( 54) days away to the December polls’.<\/p>\n
According to the 1992 constitution; article 112 clause (5), there shall be a by-election anytime the seat of MP becomes vacant , the election should be held within 30days after the demise of the person.<\/p>\n
Clause (6) add up to say that , election of such vacant position can not be held 3 months prior to the general election , meaning there should be a nomination by the party involved till the term end and another general election held.<\/p>\n
On the floor of Parliament yesterday the Speaker stressed that , looking at the current situation there wouldn’t be any by-election. This declaration got massive support from both the Majority and the Minority caucus present.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile , the leadership of the New Patriotic Party has announced Thursday , 15th October 2020 to name the one that fits and can retain the seat for them in the Constituency .<\/p>\n
Already the name of the wife of the deceased MP has popped up for the slot , but official announcement will be made soon by the party leadership.<\/p>\n
She would be battling with James Essoun of the NDC in the upcoming December 7 polls.<\/p>\n
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Filed By :\u00a0 Stephen Kobina Nyamekye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"