Court rescinds arrest warrant for Jomoro MP
The bench warrant issued on December 6 2021 for the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Jomoro Madam Dorcas Affo-Toffey in relation to the case that is challenging her citizenship has been withdrawn by the Sekondi Commercial Court A presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Sedina Agbemava.
Also, she was supposed to be charged for contempt following her absence from the court in the last sitting. She however honoured the invitation today in the company of her lawyer Edudzi Kudzo Tamakloe and MP for Ellembelle Mr Emmanual Armah Kofi Buah.
After proceedings in court, her lawyer explained that the warrant had to be rescinded because there was no basis for the warrant still standing.
“We moved the court prayerfully to rescind the warrant of arrest. The court graciously acceded to our prayer and the warrant stands rescinded…. In the wisdom of the court, there was no basis to have the warrant still subsisting, and we are grateful to the court,“ he said.
Lawyer Edudzi Kudzo Tamekloe also revealed the next line of action for the case of contempt against the Jomoro MP.
“For the substantive application to be moved on the contempt case, we have agreed to come back on February 16, 2022,” he added.
A resident of Nuba-Mpataba in the Jomoro constituency called Joshua Emuah Kofie accused the MP of holding dual citizenship prior to the 2020 election which she later won the Jomoro seat under the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
