The newly elected Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson made history on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, when he was sworn into office for the second time.
The Speaker of Parliament of Ghana, Alban Bagbin, administered the oath of allegiance and the oath of a member of parliament during the swearing-in ceremony in parliament.
This comes after his resounding victory in last week’s by-election.
The by-election was necessitated by a ruling by the Supreme Court that ordered Parliament to expunge his name from its records as an MP.
Despite facing a criminal trial over the dual citizenship allegations that led to the loss of his seat, Mr Quayson secured a wider margin of victory with 17,245 votes, representing 57.56% of valid votes.
The NPP’s Charles Opoku received 12,630 votes or 42.15% of valid votes to secure the second position, while Bernice Enam Sefanu of the Liberal Party of Ghana obtained only 87 votes or 0.29%.
The ceremony was witnessed by friends and family as well as sympathisers from the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
