The Cape Coast High Court in the Central Region has canceled the outcome of the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency.

The court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, ordered for a fresh election to be conducted in the constituency.

This ruling was given on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

The case of the petitioner is that Assin North member of Parliament, Joe Gyaakye Quayson at the time of filing to contest the 2020 parliamentary elections, had not renounced his Canadian citizenship and thus held dual nationality.

He further avers that at the close of nominations on the 9th of October, the Assin MP had not still renounced his Canadian nationality. He says the Assin North MP who still holds himself as the MP is in complete violation of Article 94 (2a) and the court should declare his election null and void.

The Article states:  “A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he—
(a) owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana.”

The ruling therefore means, NDC’s seats in Parliament have dropped to 136 as against the NPP’s 137 until a by-election is held to determine who wins the seat.