Another Blow To The NDC As Court Stops The Swearing-In Of MP-elect for Assin North Richard Quayson

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A Cape Coast High Court has granted an injunction restraining NDC MP-elect for Assin North, Richard Quayson, from being sworn-in to join the 8th Parliament tomorrow, Thursday, January 7, 2021.

The injunction was granted in a case filed by one Michael Ankomah-Nimfa of Assin Bereku who claims Mr. Quayson holds dual citizenship of Ghana and Canada. In the filed case, Mr. Ankomah-Nimfa is seeking to annul the declaration of Mr. Quayson as the winner of the December 7 polls because of the dual citizenship claims.

His case based on Article 94 (2) (a) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana, which makes it clear that “a person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana.”

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The presiding judge, Justice Kwasi Boakye ruled that Mr. Quayson is restrained from holding himself out as Member of Parliament-elect for the Assin North constituency and further cant be sworn in until the final determination of the petition.

The court’s directive implies that the NDC will only present 136 MPs for the swearing-in ceremony for members of the 8th Parliament on January 7.

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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