Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Directorate, Abraham Amaliba, has revealed that the party has decided to lead the Assin North MP to seek a review of the Supreme Court’s ruling on April 13.
He said this is the decision of the national executive.
“At the end of the day, it was the decision to go for a review of the Supreme Court ruling and that is what has been agreed upon now.”
On Wednesday, in a majority 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Mr. James Gyakye Quayson can no longer perform parliamentary duties.
This is until the determination of the substantive case filed against him at the apex court.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Mr. Amaliba stated that the NDC will exhaust all legal options, therefore the decision to seek a review.
According to him, should the apex court still hold its position, the party will adequately prepare itself for a by-election.
Meanwhile, former President John Mahama has described Supreme Court’s ruling that barred the Assin North MP, Gyakye Qayson, from performing parliamentary duties as a misrepresentation of justice.
The 2020 NDC flagbearer, in a Facebook post on Thursday, said the apex court’s ruling is a deliberate display of disrespect to the country’s
Source: myjoyonline
