Details Of Supreme Court Ruling On Assin North MP (FULL TEXT)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that James Gyakye Quayson cannot act as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Assin North Constituency in the Central Region.
The Apex Court by a 5:2 majority ruling said Mr Quayson a National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP can no longer perform Parliamentary duties until the determination of the substantive case filed against him at the Supreme Court.
“The application succeeds. The MP is restrained from holding himself as MP for Assin North and restrained from attending Parliament to conduct business on behalf of the people of Assin North.
“The restriction remains until the final determination of the substantive matter. We direct that the case hearing be expedited,“ Justice Jones Dotse said.
This decision was taken in a petition brought before the Supreme Court by Michael Ankomah-Nimfa, a resident of Assin Bereku in the Central Region.
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