Assin North by-election: NDC taking a risk with Gyakye Quayson – Joseph Kpemka

A former Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is taking a risk by siding with James Gyakye Quayson to contest on the ticket of the party in the upcoming Assin North by-election.

Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, Mr Kpemka said that there would be a democratic enhancement if the NDC unanimously agrees to present Mr Quayson to run in the Assin North by-election.

The Deputy Attorney General further explained that “If he [Gyakye Quayson] is acquitted and discharged, that’s good but if he’s convicted, there’s going to be another by-election in the same constituency before 2024.”

In 2022, James Gyakye Quayson was slapped with charges including forgery and perjury by the Attorney-General’s Office.

In May 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision stating that Mr Quayson was not qualified at the time of filing his nomination forms.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has since ordered Parliament to expunge James Gyakye Quayson from its records as a Member of Parliament.

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