Ghana’s Parliament is currently swearing in one of its new members, James Gyakye Quayson.
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin is administering the various oaths for the newly elected Member of Parliament for Assin North to assume office.
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%.
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