NDC Disqualified Quayson On Two Occasions, MP Blows Out Unexpected Secret
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The most controversial issue in Ghana today is the supreme court ruling that injuncted the Assin North MP from carrying himself out as legislator.
The subject is getting interesting as a legislator makes more damning revelation about the MP on live TV. According to the NPP MP for Asante Akyem North Hon. Francis Appiah Kubi, the Assin North MP was disqualified by his own party, the NDC on two occasions. He said, 2020 was the 3rd time the Ghanaian who also owes allegaince to Canada was making an attempt to contest as MP in the constitituency. He explained that the first time he tried was 2012 when the constitituency was created. He attempted again in 2016. On both occasions, the candidate was disqualified because he refused to renounce his Canadian citizenship.
The NPP MP was speaking on TV3's Key Points this morning with Dzifa Bampoe when he made these revelations. He added that even in 2020 when he succeeded in contesting as NDC candidate, there were some party faithfuls in the constitituency who felt he wasn't still qualified because he had not received his renounciation certificate. Hon. Appiah Kubi concluded that it was wrong for anyone to accuse the NPP government for using machinations to twist the hands of the NDC legislator.
Lawyer Abraham Amaliba who was on the same program disagreed with Hon. Apppiah Kubi. He stated that the party was convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that Mr. Quayson was qualified. He said the Canadian law states clearly that as soon as one applies for renounciation, he is required to do two things. First he must submit his Canadian passport and two, he must leave the country immediately. The moment one does these, he owes no alliegiance anymore to Canada. The Canadian Government is then required to prepare a certificate of renounciation within three months for the applicant.
According to Amaliba, James Quayson applied for renounciation in 2019 and fulfilled the two requirements in the same year. He added that the delay in preparing his certificate was not the fault of his but covid-19 according to the Canadian government. Even with this, Mr. Quayson still received his certificate two weeks before the general election.
In a related development, the Attorney General Mr. Godfred Dame Yeboah has stated that Mr. Quayson must suffer the same fate as late Adamu Sakande. He told journalists that at the time Sakande filed nomination to contest the election, he didn't qualify to do so just as Mr. Quayson.
What do you think of the development? Should Quayson be jailed even though he did nothing wrong? Take to the comments section to share your views on this.
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