POLITICS

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling barring the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyekye Quayson from carrying himself as a lawmaker.   Mr Mahama says he cannot understand how an MP can be restrained from carrying out his duties when the substantive …

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, April 13, ruled in a 5-2 majority decision that, the Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, is not the Member of Parliament for Assin North. This comes after a citizen of Assin Bereku, by name of Michael Ankomah Nimfah, on January 27, 2022, …

A member of the legal team of Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, the plaintiff in the Assin North case, is advising the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold on to proceeding to organise a by-election following the apex court’s ruling on Wednesday, April 13. Gary Nimako Marfo said the EC cannot organise a by-election …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the date for its National Delegates Congress to elect new national officers remains unchanged. The party says reports of a change in date are untrue. General Secretary, John Boadu said the party will from July 14, 2022, to July 16, 2022, go ahead …

The New Patriotic Party’s Volta Regional Recourse group has called on President Akufo-Addo to consider reshuffling his ministers who they say are becoming complacent and seen to be acting with impunity in some situations.   The advisory group, which is made up of known senior members of the Patriotic Party …

CDD Fellow, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare says following the Supreme Court restraining the Assin North legislator, James Gyakye Quayson from carrying out his Parliamentary duties, he is rather confident the Court will call for by-elections to be held for the constituency. The Professor who has described the injunction as containing …

A Kumasi High Court has restrained the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from holding any election in the Kwadaso Constituency until a suit challenging the party’s internal election in the constituency is determined. The plaintiffs, Abu Mahama and Kofi Abrefa, who are alleging infractions, are asking the court to nullify the …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal Team for the deposed Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson’s says they vehemently disagree with the ruling by the Supreme Court restraining Mr. Quayson from holding him as MP for the area. Speaking to the media after the Supreme Court ruling …

The Attorney General, Mr Godfred Dame has said that the Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyekye Quayson must suffer the fate of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Bawku Adamu Dramani Sakande. Mr. Adamu Sakende was sentenced for two years imprisonment after he was found guilty of false …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released its timetable for the election of its national executives across the country. The opening and closing of nominations for the executives will be between June 1, 2022, to June 4, 2022. Vetting of prospective aspirants will start on June 7, 2022, and end …