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Charles Opoku To Contest Assin North Parliamentary Seat

A businessman and an Electrical Engineer , Mr. Charles Opoku  has officially announced his intention to contest for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries. He will be contesting in the Assin North Constituency in the central region.     The seat was occupied by the restrained NDC Member of …

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Gyakye Quayson To Supreme Court: ‘You Lack Jurisdiction In Assin North 2020 Parliamentary Elections’

Lawyers for the embattled former Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, on Wednesday, filed a supplement to their statement of case in the Supreme Court. The Assin North MP had been given 14 days by the Court to file a supplement to his statement of case. However, he filed a …

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Gyakye Quayson Files 42-Page Review Against Injunction

James Gyakye Quayson, has filed for a review of the decision of the Supreme Court to injunct him from holding himself out as Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North and performing duties as an MP, arguing that there has been a miscarriage of justice. He noted that, the apex …

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James Gyakye Quayson Storms Parliament; Insists He Is Still Assin North MP

Embattled Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson, on Thursday evening, stormed Parliament to participate in work of the House despite a court ruling that declared his seat vacant. Mr Quayson participated in Parliament’s Privileges Committee meeting to deliberate on contempt proceedings against Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong. Joy News sources …

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I Will Win Hands Down Even Against Asiedu Nketia – Assin North NPP Parliamentary Candidate

New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2020 Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Assin North Constituency, Abena Durowaa Mensah, is optimistic of winning hands down if she is contests the upcoming by-election. “I will win hands down if NPP presents me for the by-election. Though I lost with over 2,000 votes in the 2020 …

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Court Annuls 2020 Assin North Parliamentary Election Results

The Cape Coast High Court has restrained James Gyakye Quayson from holding himself as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Assin North. On Wednesday 28 July 2021, Justice Kwasi Boakye also ordered for fresh parliamentary elections to be held in the constituency.   This follows a parliamentary election petition …

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NPP Demands The Arrest Of MP-Elect For Assin North Over Dual Citizenship.

  The  Director of Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Evans Nimako, is demanding the arrest of the Member of Parliament-Elect for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. The NPP wrote a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking an inquiry into the citizenship status of the MP-Elect. …

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