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Come for help: Sissala West MP to fee-owing KNUST students

The office of the Sissala West Member of Parliament, Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has called on students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who are from his constituency and are part of those deferred as a result of nonpayment of fees, should get in touch with …

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Meet the undefeated MP who has never said a word in parliament

There are many Members of Parliament who do not speak on the floor of the House but seem to only do so, when they return to their constituents to seek for votes. There are equally some MPs who have also lost their seats because they never said a word on the floor …

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Assin North MP should be banned from contesting any election – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner, lawyer Okyere Darko has called on the court to permanently ban the Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin North from contesting for any elections in the country. According to him, the Member of Parliament has committed a crime that should not go unpunished. Lawyer Okyere Darko believes …

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Assin North MP files motion for ‘relistment’, Stay of Execution

The Embattled Member of Parliament for the Assin North Constituency James Gyakye Quayson has filed two motions at the Cape Coast Court of Appeal including seeking for “relistment” of his appeal. The other motion is also seeking for a Stay of Execution of the High Court judgement on July 28, 2021. The Court of …

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Supreme Court’s 5-2 ruling on Assin North MP a ‘travesty of Justice’ – John Dramani Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the Supreme Court’s ruling that barred the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Qayson, from performing parliamentary duties as a misrepresentation of justice. According to him, the apex court’s ruling is a deliberate display of disrespect to the country’s democracy. He said the representation of the …

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Gyakye Quayson is still an MP, he just can’t perform the duties of an MP – Gary Nimako

A member of the legal team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has said that James Gyakye Quayson is still a Member of Parliament (MP). According to him, the ruling of the Supreme Court only bars Gyakye Quayson from going to Parliament and conducting any business of the house. “… as …

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Assin North MP must face law like Adamu Sakande – Godfred Dame

The Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has said that the Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyakye Quayson must face the law like the former Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Adamu Dramani Sakande. This comes after the Supreme Court in a majority 5-2 decision, ruled that Assin North MP James Gyakye …

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Supreme Court stops Assin North MP from performing parliamentary duties

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, is not the Member of Parliament for Assin North. This comes after a citizen of Assin Bereku, by name of Michael Ankomah Nimfah, on January 27, 2022, filed an interlocutory injunction against the MP from performing his parliamentary …

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Don’t deny Assin North an MP – Tsatsu Tsikata tells Supreme Court ahead of ruling

Lawyer for Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, have urged the Supreme Court not to deny the people of Assin North a member of Parliament even on an interim basis. According to Tsatsu Tsikata, the forum shopping and manipulation of the judicial process cannot be a justification for the ousting of …

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All set for full trial of Jomoro MP

June 6 and 7, 2022, have been set by a Sekondi High Court as dates to kickstart the full trial of the case in which a Jomoro resident is challenging the eligibility of the current Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region to contest as MP …

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