Former Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has called for the Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency, James Gyekye Quayson to be cited for contempt of court.

This follows the MP-elect's decision to avail himself for swearing-in and also his participation in the voting of the Speaker of Parliament despite an injunction from a Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday retraining him from holding himself as the MP-elect for the area.

According to the legal practitioner, his actions is clearly an affront to the court and as such he must be punished for his actions.

He made this known in an interview with Citi FM, where he charged the lawyers of the plaintiffs to bring the court's attention to the gross disrespect exhibited by the NDC parliamentary candidate.

“Clearly, if a person acts in violation of a court order and if a person acts in woeful disregard of the authority of a court, it is something that is in contempt of court. But of course, whether the contempt will be followed or not, is for the lawyers who were involved in the matter to take the necessary decision, and it is up to them to pursue the issue of contempt.”

A Cape Coast High Court in the Central Region on Wednesday 6th January,2021 granted an injunction restraining the Member of Parliament-elect and National Democratic Congress candidate, James Gyekye Quayson from holding himself as the MP-elect for Assin-North Constituency.

This follows an allegation of the MP-elect holding a dual citizenship after a suit was filed against him by one Michael Ankoma-Nimfah who is a mason and also a resident of Assin Breku.

The NDC MP-elect is alleged to hold a Canadian Citizenship which is contrary to Article 94 (1) (a) of the 1992 constitution.

Per the Presiding Judge, Justice Kwadwo Boakye Tawiah, the allegations are gross and as such a full trial is required and until that the accused must refrain from holding himself as MP.

According the counsel for the beleaguered MP-elect, Abraham Amaliba his client took steps to renounce his Canadian citizenship fully before filing his nominations for the Parliamentary seat but counsel for the petitioner Frank Davies argued that the MP-elect should have fully renounce his dual citizenship before filing to contest the Parliamentary seat.

The Petitioner's counsel further averred that the MP-elect should have had a certificate of renunciation before filing for the Parliamentary seat.