US-based Ghanaian lawyer and scholar Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, widely known as Kwaku Azar, has expressed concerns over what he sees as inconsistent rulings by Ghana's Supreme Court, following its dismissal of an application by the Speaker of , .
This application sought to challenge the court's order to stay the declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant.
In a Facebook post on 31 October 2024, Professor Azar emphasised that courts cannot "pick and choose" when to apply the law.
He argued that consistency is vital for public trust in the judiciary, asserting that "the soul of courts" lies in stable, principled application of the law.