A former NDC parliamentary aspirant for Shai Osudoku constituency and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has issued an apology for speaking ill of the Supreme Court through a tweet.
Following a recent Twitter post where he referred to the Supreme Court as a “Stupid Court,” Dr. Kpessa-Whyte has expressed remorse for his remarks.
The summons issued alleges that he posted the following;
“The highest Court of the Land has been turned into a ‘Stupid Court’.
“They have succeeded in turning a Supreme Court into a Stupid Court. Common – sense is now a scarce commodity.”
“A major element in the death of democracies is partisanship in the delivery of justice.
"Our judges need lessons in political philosophy and ethics.
“Time will tell.”
Dr. Kpessa-Whyte’s tweets came shortly after the Supreme Court ordered Parliament to remove the name of NDC Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson from its records due to procedural breaches during his nomination and election in 2020.
The Supreme Court summoned Dr. Kpessa-Whyte to explain why he should not be held in contempt for describing the nation’s highest judicial body in such a manner.
In a statement, Dr. Kpessa-Whyte clarified that he did not intend to denigrate the Supreme Court and offered his unreserved apology.
Read the full statement by Michael Kpessa-Whyte
APOLOGY AND RETRACTION
I sent out a tweet on May 19, 2023, at 9:59 am, that shared my reflections on insights from a book by David A. Kaplan (2018) The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Constitution, and recent attempts by some Democrats in the US to increase the number of Justices at the Apex Court from nine to thirteen.
I have observed that Ghanaweb and other media publications sought to associate my tweet with the decision of the Supreme Court in the Assin North matter as stated on the face of the Summons to show cause, but honestly, at the time of my tweet, I had no knowledge of the Supreme Court’s decision as at 9: 59am when I did the tweet.
The said tweet has resulted in the invocation of the powers of the Apex Court in our country for me to appear and show cause, because the tweet has scandalized the Apex Court of our land and has brought the dignity of the court into disrepute.
Sincerely, the tweet was not done with the intent to scandalize or denigrate a revered institution such as the Supreme Court of Ghana for which I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration. These are consequences I never intended, although I do accept responsibility that, I could have exercised better judgment in my choice of words.
Please permit me to state unequivocally that I have no reason to slander our Supreme Court, and I hereby sincerely apologize unreservedly for any pain and discomfort my tweets may have caused the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court, and the entire judiciary.
I hereby retract the tweet in question; accordingly, the tweet has been deleted completely and I pray for forgiveness.
Thank you.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Stu.p!d guy. Go and face the court and explain yourself. You will be incacerated.
Massa, it is too late go and face the Justices. You are a disgrace to your profession and the Institution where you lecture. F001ish man affiliated to ***barred word*** paaty1.
Massa, it is too late go and face the Justices. You are a disgrace to your profession and the Institution where you lecture. F001ish man affiliated to ***barred word*** parti.
Massa, it is too late go and face the Justices. You are a disgrace to your profession and the Institution where you lecture. F001ish man affiliated to ***barred word*** party.
Aaaaaah, this is a Phd holder ooooooo. More so a lecturer in a university who speaks before he thinks . If you have people like this wanting to occupy political office how can Ghana grow. No wonder the country has been standing still because we have plenty of his kind parading as politicians.
Still he should be made to face them. NDC always finds something wrong with our judges only when they are in opposition. What party is this? Everybody in NDC can insult our judges?
Michael Kpessa-Whyte, you are a coward please explain this simple English with your big English and your fat knowledge Doctor "Our judges need lessons in political philosophy and ethics" Shame on you Doctor. You Run The knowledge you share and teach ,because of Politics you write any how and talk any how only to apologise. Then some other persons will taste your freedom because you are asked to explain your reckless comments. Doctor.................
Go and face the law, you guys in NDC thinks Ghana belongs to u so anytime things dont go in your favor, u write a lot of nonsese.