The Supreme Court has declared 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 for 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.
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@ghnow_ Preparations for the burial of Apostle Prof. Emeritus Kwadwo Safo Kantanka are underway despite a court injunction restraining the ceremony. #GHnow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
