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The Honourable MP for Assin North is just a victim of a political miscarriage of Justice. I can't understand why some people will read our laws upside down.

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE LAW, 1992 (PNDCL 284) as amended

Section 20—Grounds for Cancelling Election Results

1) The election of a candidate shall be declared void on an election petition if the High Court is satisfied—

(d) that the candidate was at the time of his election a person not qualified or a person disqualified for election.

Was the Assin North MP (Hon James Gyakye Quayson) qualified before the 2020 elections? The answer is Yes because he got his certificate in November 2020. 1 month clear before the election.

All this is happening just to satisfy and old man's political ambition.

A travesty of justice.

I cannot understand how an MP can be restrained from carrying out his duties when the substantive case to give finality to the question of his legitimacy has not been determined.

Or is it the case that the outcome of the substantive case has been predetermined against him?

The representation of the people is at the heart of our democracy. Any decision that denies the citizenry of representation is a travesty of justice and an affront to our democracy.

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Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo Esq writes....

Reading the Majority opinion authored by Kulendi JSC and I am wondering if it was possible for him to recuse him relative to his involvement in the Sakande case, since he was the lawyer for the late Sakande. In order to avoid any perception of revenge decision.
Because the Attorney General almost invariably believes that Sakande case is the same as this.
Is it mischief or deliberate misreading of the facts of the Sakande case?
1. Sakande(may his soul Rest In Peace) never even attempted to renounce his British or Burkinabe nationality until the issue came out.
2. He was still having the British and Burkinabe nationality even when he was still the MP.
In the case of Hon James Quayson, he took steps to renounce the Canadian nationality.
He even applied for same before the filing of nomination.
He obtained the certificate of renunciation by 26th November, 2020 before the election of December,2020.
The EC received the petition from the Concerned Citizens of Assin North and subsequently called Hon Quayson.
Upon the EC satisfying itself of the certificate of renunciation, cleared him to contest the election.
How do you without mischief compare this to the Sakande case?
You can run the system but you cannot manufacture the facts to be the same.

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