Tag Archives: GYAKYE

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that the people of Assin North deserve a Member of Parliament who is not dogged by court cases. He was speaking on June 25 at the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Fosu where the party tasked supporters to turn …

Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Africa has punched holes in a campaign message of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the July 27 by-election in Assin North. The NPP has campaigned in the roundup to the poll that the National Democratic Cingress (NDC) candidate, James Gyakye Quayson, has not been …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his disappointment at the on-going criminal trial of the ousted MP for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. Speaking to the media after court proceedings on the case on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Ablakwa said that he is ashamed to be …

Ghanaian musician, Kwame Yogot, has called out Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for allegedly using his music for political campaigns without his permission. According to him, the vice president has adopted his hit song, “Bibi be so” which is played for him at every campaign event he attends. Speaking in a viral …

The High Court in Accra has ruled that the ongoing criminal trial of ousted Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, will be heard daily starting from Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The court decided to hear the case daily upon the request of the lawyer of Gyakye Quayson, Justin Terriwajjah, after …

A former Justice of the Former Appeal Court, Justice Isaac Douse, has criticised the judgement of the Supreme Court that led to the removal of the former Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson from the house. According to him, the justices who presided over the case made a serious mistake by …

Former President John Dramani Mahama is in the Assin North Constituency to campaign for the ousted Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, in the upcoming by-election. Before departing for Assin North, the former president, in a Facebook post shared on Friday, June 16, 2023, said Gyakye Quayson was unjustly removed from …

An Accra court has denied the plea by Gyakye Quayson to adjourn the hearing of his case until after the by-election. This was contained in a report by 3News.com. According to the report, the counsel for Gyakye Quayson, Justin Teriwajah prayed the court to postpone the hearing till after the …

The unseated Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, would face the High Court in Accra on Friday, June 16, 2023, over the criminal charges levelled against him by the state. Quayson was recently ousted from parliament after the Supreme Court of Ghana ruled that he was ineligible to contest in …

The High Court has dismissed a motion by James Gyakye Quayson to have 3 out of his 5 charges against him struck out. The MP for Assin North is facing the court over charges levelled against him including deceit of a public officer, forgery of passport or travel certificate, knowingly making a …