Ghana's Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, ruling that Parliament acted within its constitutional mandate when creating the anti-graft agency. Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a Constitutional Rights and Policy Strategy Advisor at Democracy Hub, described the July 29 ruling as a significant milestone that strengthens the institution's standing and reinforces public confidence in its anti-corruption mandate.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Oliver Barker-Vormawor has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision requiring all registered party members in good standing to vote in elections for party leaders and candidates, arguing that cost concerns should not prevent deeper internal democracy. The 5–2 ruling replaces Ghana's delegate system with a "one member, one vote" framework.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme will host a four-hour panel discussion examining landmark Supreme Court decisions, the Court of Appeal's overturning of Sedinam Tamakloe's conviction and 10-year prison sentence (which collapsed 78 charges), and the constitutional implications of recent judicial pronouncements including the Court's ruling on the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme examined landmark Supreme Court decisions, the overturned conviction of former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu (which collapsed 78 charges and set aside her 10-year sentence), and the Court's ruling declaring aspects of the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system unconstitutional.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →