APC Challenges Speaker’s Ruling on Constitutional Amendment Bill at Supreme Court
The main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has filed a case before the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, challenging the Speaker of Parliament’s ruling that paved the way for the passage of the 2025 Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The case, filed on behalf of APC by Hon. Abdul Kargbo MP and Hon. Daniel Koroma MP, contests the procedure used by Parliament to pass the bill, particularly the Speaker’s 10 August 2026 ruling on the required voting threshold.
The dispute centres on the interpretation and application of Section 108 of the 1991 Constitution, which provides for a two-thirds majority for constitutional amendments.
The APC is challenging the Speaker’s decision that the two-thirds requirement under Section 108(b) did not apply at that stage of the parliamentary process, allowing the bill to proceed on the basis of a simple majority.
The Speaker of Parliament, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, and the Clerk of Parliament have been named as defendants in the matter.
In its filing, the APC is seeking the Supreme Court’s determination on the constitutionality of the Speaker’s ruling and the parliamentary procedure used in the passage of the amendment bill.
The case comes after APC MPs walked out of Parliament during the 10 August sitting in protest against the Speaker’s ruling, arguing that the constitutional requirement for a two-thirds majority had not been met.
The Supreme Court is now expected to determine the legal questions surrounding the Speaker’s interpretation of the Constitution and the validity of the procedure used to pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025.
