The Supreme Court will deliver its decision today, Wednesday, March 12, on a request by the convicted Akwatia MP to overturn a Koforidua High Court injunction.

The injunction prevents him from acting as a Member of Parliament until he resolves his contempt case in the High Court.

The five-member panel had previously postponed its ruling, citing uncertainty over whether they could hear the case while the MP remained in contempt. Justice Gabriel Pwamang, who was the only judge to oppose the Supreme Court's earlier decision to delay sentencing, insisted that the court should not entertain the MP’s case unless he first addressed the contempt charges.

On February 26, the Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling, halted the High Court’s sentencing of MP Ernest Yaw Kumi for contempt, pending a final decision on an appeal to dismiss the ruling. Justice Pwamang opposed the decision, while the other four justices approved the stay.Case Details

The MP’s legal representatives filed a motion seeking to bar the High Court from proceeding with the case, arguing that the judge had no authority to rule on an election petition before the Electoral Commission had officially gazetted the results.

He further claimed that the court acted unfairly by hearing the contempt case while his request to dismiss it was still pending.

The MP also accused the judge of bias for refusing to allow his lawyer to speak on the grounds that legal representation had not been formally registered in the contempt case.

The MP requested a declaration that the election petition filed by Henry Boakye-Yiadom on December 31, 2024, was invalid due to the lack of an official gazette. He argued that all rulings based on the petition should be nullified.

Additionally, Mr. Kumi called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Koforidua High Court’s contempt ruling of February 19, 2025, along with its interim injunctions from January 2 and January 6, contending that they were based on a flawed election petition.