James Quayson still Assin North MP despite injunction by Supreme Court- Legal Practitioner
“As it stands now, I hold the humble view that in view of the pendency of the matter before the Supreme Court, Mr. Quayson will remain a Member of Parliament but cannot go to Parliament because he’s been injuncted."
A member of the ruling NPP legal team, Mr. Gary Nimako has indicated that the Assin North MP, James Quayson remains a legislator for the constituency until the final determination of the pending suit before the Supreme Court.
He notes that even though James Quasyon remains MP for the Constituency, he cannot go to Parliament because he has been injuncted from performing his parliamentary roles.
“Yes. until the Supreme Court brings finality to the case before it.”
“As it stands now, I hold the humble view that in view of the pendency of the matter before the Supreme Court, Mr. Quayson will remain a Member of Parliament but cannot go to Parliament because he’s been injuncted."
Speaking on the AM Show on Joy TV on Thursday, April, 14, Lawyer Nimako further explained that the High Court decision would have ended the case if the MP had not filed an application for a stay of execution, proceedings coupled with others at the Court of Appeal.
On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ghana by a Majority of 5-2, granted an injunction application filed by Micheal Ankomah-Nimfah restraining the Member of Parliament for Assin North from holding himself as a legislator.
Background
On February 1, 2022, the applicant Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, a private citizen filed a writ seeking the interpretation of Article 94 (2a) and an injunction of the Member of Parliament from holding himself as such.
The petitioner also contended that Hon Quayson was not eligible on the basis that at the time of filing his parliamentary nomination, he held citizenship of another country (Canada) in addition to Ghana.
In July 2021, the Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye annulled the Assin North Parliamentary election.
He also restrained Hon James Quayson from holding himself as MP for the Constituency.
This was the Judgment of an election petition filed by a resident of Assin North, Michael Nimfah who challenged the eligibility of Mr. Quayson to hold the office as an MP.
The MP has since the above Judgment of the Court, gone to the Court of Appeal to quash the Judgement of the High Court and in the Supreme Court to challenge a ruling of the Court of Appeal.
