{"id":121007,"date":"2026-05-26T15:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121007"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:03:39","slug":"ag-backs-supreme-court-case-seeking-to-open-party-primaries-to-all-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121007","title":{"rendered":"AG backs Supreme Court case seeking to open party primaries to all members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has disclosed that the Attorney-General\u2019s Department has filed arguments in support of a constitutional case seeking to allow all registered members of political parties to vote in party primaries.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dr. Srem-Sai described the case, known as the \u201cAnti-Delegate System (ADS)\u201d case, as one of the most consequential constitutional matters in Ghana\u2019s Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n

According to him, the suit was filed at the Supreme Court of Ghana by renowned cardiac surgeon and former minister Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, politician Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and former minister Christine Amoako-Nuamah.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs are being represented by activist and lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor.<\/p>\n

The case challenges the delegate system currently used by political parties to elect parliamentary candidates and national executives, where only selected delegates are allowed to vote during primaries.<\/p>\n

Dr. Srem-Sai said the plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to declare that all registered members in good standing within political parties should be entitled to vote in internal party elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe three distinguished senior statespersons want the Supreme Court to declare that all registered members (in good standing) of a political party are entitled to vote in the party\u2019s primaries,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Attorney-General further revealed that the state had argued in support of the plaintiffs\u2019 position, stating that such a declaration could significantly strengthen Ghana\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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\u2019s case,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The delegate system has long been criticised by some political observers and reform advocates, who argue that it concentrates power in the hands of a limited number of party delegates and makes internal elections susceptible to vote-buying and manipulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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