Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has reacted to the Supreme Court of Ghana declaring the delegate system used by political parties unconstitutional.
Manasseh Azure, in a post, cast doubts on the Supreme Court ruling, quizzing whether the cocoa season, where politicians provide inducements or “goodies” to a small group of delegates during internal party primaries.
He questions whether the ruling truly ends vote-buying or simply expands the pool of beneficiaries, while noting that similar sharing of incentives occurs in national elections in Ghana.
In a post on X, Manasseh Azure wrote, “Has the cocoa season come to an end, or have its beneficiaries been expanded? Do politicians not share goodies in national polls?”.
His comments follow the Supreme Court declaring the delegate system used by political parties unconstitutional.
The apex court has ordered all political parties to ensure all their registered members participate in the selection of presidential and parliamentary candidates.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 majority decision, ruled that all political parties must put in place mechanisms to allow every member in good standing to participate in the election of presidential and parliamentary candidates.
The apex court gave all political parties one year from the date of the judgment to comply with the directive.
The Supreme Court ruling effectively abolishes the long-standing delegate system, under which only selected delegates were permitted to vote in presidential and parliamentary primaries.
In related news, Private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling in a post on X, saying, “Today the Supreme Court upheld the suit we brought against the delegate system in the political parties.
I am grateful to Professor Frimpong-Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe and Dr Christine Amoako-Nuama.
End of the cocoa season pandemic. I thank God for these senior citizens for their trust in me as their lawyer!
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Also, I was extremely honoured to have been retained by 14 CSO’s as part of a team of top lawyers – my professional colleagues Kizito Beyuo, Samson Anyenini and Kojo Akapame to argue for the preservation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor as Amici Curiae.
2 wins in the Supreme Court on the same day. I couldn’t have asked for more. Even as Oliver Twist.
Shalom”.
Also, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has welcomed the Supreme Court’s landmark decision.
Speaking on the judgment after the court ruling on July 29, 2026, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe described the ruling as a significant step toward strengthening democracy in Ghana.
“If this nation really wants a meritorious democracy, then we should all be happy; if not, our democracy will get nowhere,” he said.
He highlighted that Ghana’s democracy can only thrive when citizens and party members are given meaningful opportunities to participate in decision-making processes.
See the post below:
Has the cocoa season come to an end, or have its beneficiaries been expanded? Do politicians not share goodies in national polls?
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) July 29, 2026
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