Tag Archives: RULING

Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo on Thursday caused a stir at the Supreme Court in Abuja as he was dressed like a Juju priest. Malcom attended the proceedings dressed in an attire believed to be worn by adherents of ‘Olokun’, the ruler of all bodies of water and other …

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 …

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading GUIDE newspaper, has reacted to the March 9, 2022 Supreme Court ruling on voting rights of Deputy Speakers and the legality of counting them to form a quorum. Kweku Baako’s comment zoomed in on the point about the supremacy of the …

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has scuttled the approval of over 38 Million Euros loan agreement between Ghana and Deutsche bank of Frankfurt for construction of 40-bed District Hospitals in three constituencies. The loan facility was to see the construction of 40-bed hospitals in Ayensuano, Effiduase, and Offinso as well as …

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has stated that when it comes to forgiving the errors of people, Alban Bagbin should not expect the same treatment meted out to John Dramani Mahama. He said this is because the former president has a track record of responding to …

A Senior Research Fellow in History and Politics at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has linked the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter of the constitutionality of a sit-in Speaker of Parliament to vote or not, to military takeovers. In a …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the decision of the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers cannot amount to judicial inference in the work of Parliament. According to President Akufo-Addo, the suggestion that Parliament is beyond the scrutiny of the Supreme Court is to suggest that …

The New Patriotic Party’s Chairman for the Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe has taken a jab at former President John Dramani Mahama, for his comment over the Supreme Court ruling that a Deputy Speaker can engage in vote casting while presiding over Parliamentary affairs. According to the Chairman who is best known …

Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Kofi Woyome, has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the Majority Caucus of Parliament on March 9, 2022. The Supreme Court in effect of the ruling, struck out Parliament’s standing order 109 (3), declaring it unconstitutional because it …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court on the voting rights of a Deputy Speaker presiding over proceedings in Parliament has thrust the nation towards a path of ludicrous events. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in a landmark ruling …