Legal counsel for the plaintiffs in the ongoing Supreme Court case challenging Ghana’s political party delegate system has provided new details on the suit, which seeks to open party primaries to all registered members.

Human rights lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who is leading the case, said the legal action was filed earlier this year at the Supreme Court on behalf of three senior public figures.

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He stated in a post on Facebook on May 26, 2026, that the suit was initiated on instructions from former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, retired military officer Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, and former minister Dr Christine Amoako-Nuamah.

“Sometime this year, our firm Merton & Everett LLP on the instructions of Professor Frimpong Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe and Dr Christine Nuamah commenced legal action at the Supreme Court,” he said.

He explained that the case was filed against the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention People’s Party (CPP), and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), with the Electoral Commission and the Attorney-General also joined to the suit.

“The suit was brought against the NDC, the CPP and the NPP. The Electoral Commission and the Attorney-General were joined to the suit,” he stated.

Barker-Vormawor said the case challenges the current delegate system used by political parties to elect their flagbearers, describing it as undemocratic and inconsistent with Article 55 of the 1992 Constitution.

“The case challenges the political party delegate system as being undemocratic and thus offensive to Article 55 of the 1992 constitution,” he said.

He further revealed that some parties and state actors have already filed responses in court.

“So far the NDC, the CPP and now the Attorney-General have all filed responses agreeing with our position; and inviting the Supreme Court to uphold our suit. The EC says it has no horse in the race and will abide by whatever the Court decides,” he disclosed.

According to him, only the NPP has opposed the case, insisting that the delegate system is constitutional.

“Only the NPP says their delegate system is constitutional,” he added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has also confirmed the state’s position on the case.

He said the Attorney-General has filed legal arguments supporting the plaintiffs in what he described as a major constitutional matter.

“Yesterday, we filed our argument in what I think is one of the most impactful constitutional law cases in the Fourth Republic, the Anti-Delegate System (ADS) case,” he stated.

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Srem-Sai added that the Attorney-General’s office believes the outcome of the case could strengthen Ghana’s democratic system.

“We believe that the declaration, if made by the Supreme Court, will considerably improve our democracy in many ways. We argued in support of the plaintiff’s case,” he added.



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