Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson is forbidden from the House pending an appeal by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on behalf of the Parliamentarian.
A Cape Coast High Court has annuled the parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
The court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye has ordered for new elections to be conducted in the constituency.
The court ruling comes after the MP's nationality was challenged by the ruling New Patriotic Party following his election as Assin North MP.
Mr. James Gyakye Quayson was said to have held a dual citizenship at the time of his filing to contest parliamentary elections by the Electoral Commission which is a breach of the constitution.
The court ruled that "the Assin North MP who still holds himself as the MP is a complete violation of Article 94 (2a) and the court should declare his election null and void".
However, the party which the MP belongs to, the NDC says it will appeal the case.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated that, by virtue of the court ruling, the MP cannot step a foot in Parliament.
He stressed that should the MP be seen on the floor of Parliament, it will be contempt of court.
"He can't come to Parliament today because the court has ruled that he doesn't qualify" to be on the ticket of any party to be voted for "because at the time he stood, he owed allegiance to another country'', he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.
"If he comes to Parliament, it will also be contempt of court," he warned the MP.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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There are two aspects of this case....civil and criminal. With the determination of the first one being the civil, someone must report to police for the criminal proceedings to take off. Already I am told that somebody has reported to police for the second part to take off. From where I sit, there is clear evidence to jail him like it happened to the late Adamu Sakande. What goes around comes around!
Adamu Sakande,on my mind. May Allah be pleased with his soul. He was even jailed. This same NDC orchestrated it. No difference in the facts of the case. He was also having dual citizenship. Haruna Iddrisu says what. NDC, only small boys like Haruna Iddrisu who don't know the bad things NDC did. For those of us who were old enough to see the hungry Rawlings plunge this country into chaos for so many years that gave birth to NDC will never give our vote to NDC.NDC is never the alternative. DC managed to collapse CPP using dubious means.
Why is he not convicted and sentence for what he has done, Now the court has ascertain that, he did not come with clean hands, and so we are going to run re-election to cost Ghana another money, Why is he not being punish on that? Are we just keeping it this way where someone faced the law some time back. Please don't let us be discriminative over this. Ghana hmmmm