The High Court has acquitted and discharged James Gyakye Quayson, Member of Parliament for Assin North, over criminal charges stemming from allegations of dual citizenship.

In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the court found that the prosecution failed to prove that Quayson held Canadian citizenship at the time he filed his nomination to contest the 2020 parliamentary elections — a claim that had sparked a lengthy legal battle and political controversy.

Quayson, who consistently denied the allegations, insisted that he had completed the process of renouncing his Canadian citizenship before filing his nomination papers.

Speaking after the judgment, he expressed profound relief, saying the decision had vindicated him after years of legal uncertainty.

The acquittal came after Quayson's legal team filed a submission of no case to answer.

In its decision, the court ruled that the evidence presented by the prosecution did not establish that Quayson made any false declaration.

It found that at the time of filing his nomination, he had already submitted the necessary documents to renounce his Canadian citizenship and demonstrated no allegiance to any country other than Ghana.