Supreme Court unanimously dismisses Gyakye Quayson's review application

In a unanimous decision, a nine-member panel has dismissed Mr James Gyakye Quayson's review application aimed at overturning the apex court's ruling to expunge his name from the records of Parliament.

The court had nullified all processes leading to his election and swearing-in, leading to the order to remove his name from the parliamentary records.

Mr Gyakye Quayson's lawyers filed the review application on June 29 and submitted a substituted statement of the case on July 5.

They argued that the court's decision contradicted its previous binding rulings, containing fundamental and basic errors.

Lead counsel for the applicant, Tsatsu Tsikata, presented the review application, contending that the order to expunge his client's name lacked natural justice as his client was not given a fair opportunity to be heard.

Mr Tsikata argued that the proper order should have been for the court to declare his client's seat vacant instead.

Furthermore, Mr Tsikata claimed that the court misrepresented its previous decisions, which were used to determine that Gyakye Quayson's possession of Canadian citizenship at the time of nomination was in violation of article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 constitution.

However, Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame opposed the application, asserting that the court's decision did not contain any errors.

He refuted Mr Tsikata's argument that the court misrepresented its previous rulings, viewing it as an unacceptable insinuation of malice towards the bench.

Mr Dame firmly contended that the court made no legal errors in its judgment.

Another lawyer, Frank Davies, representing Michael Ankomah Nimfah, also opposed the application, stating that Mr Tsikata had misrepresented the cases relied upon by the judges.

Mr Davies also took issue with Tsikata's claim of misrepresentation by the Supreme Court.

The nine-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, ultimately dismissed the application for lacking any substantial merit.

-classfmonline.com