The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Jomoro constituency in the Western Region has been ordered to produce documents renouncing her Ivorian citizenship.
The Sekondi High Court presided over by Justice Dr Richard Osei Kyere yesterday gave the order for the MP, Dorcas Affo-Toffey to produce the documents within 10 days.
The 10 days will end on July 1, 2021 and lawyers for both parties have agreed to do the inspection of the documents on that day at the registry of the Court.
The order was made as part of an ongoing case where the legitimacy of Dorcas Affo-Toffey is being challenged to hold the position of a Member of Parliament in Ghana.
It is the case of the petitioner, that the Dorcas Affo-Toffey does not qualify to be an MP since at the time of her election, she was still holding an Ivorian passport.
However, the embattled MP had told the court that she was no longer in possession of an Ivorian passport.
Accordingly, the Court has now asked for proof of renunciation for inspection.
Article 94 (2) of the 1992 Constitution states that “A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he –(a) owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana…
