YAW BROGYA GYAMFI vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2020]DLSC8803

Date	2020-05-05
Suit No.	WRIT NO. J1/13/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC8803

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

KOTEY JSC

ELIKPEM AGBEMAVA WITH HIM EDWIN KPEDOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

PATIENCE ADUMUA-LARTEY (MRS) CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY AND JOSELINE

SEIDU (MS) ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY BEING LED BY GODFRED YEBOAH DAME

DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2020]DLSC8803
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAW BROGYA GYAMFI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WRIT
NO.&nbsp; J1/13/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:5TH
MAY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ELIKPEM
AGBEMAVA WITH HIM EDWIN KPEDOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PATIENCE ADUMUA-LARTEY (MRS), CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY
AND JOSELINE SEIDU (MS), ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY BEING LED BY GODFRED YEBOAH
DAME, DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING),
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, APPAU JSC, PWAMANG JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC,
KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MARFUL-SAU,
JSC: - <o:p></o:p>This action was originally consolidated with two
other suits namely Writ No. J1/14/2018 and JI/15/18, which were discontinued in
the early stages of the proceedings. The Plaintiff in this action, Yaw Brogya
Gyamfi was left alone to pursue the writ he issued on the 26th of
March 2018. On the 5th of May 2020, this Court by a unanimous
decision dismissed the Plaintiff claims against the Defendant and reserved its
reasons which we hereby deliver.<o:p></o:p>On the 26th of March 2018 the Plaintiff
in his capacity as a citizen of Ghana, by a writ invoked the original
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court pursuant to Articles 2 and 130 of the 1992
Constitution, seeking against the Defendant the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“a.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the ratification
by Parliament of the supposed Agreement between the Government of the Republic
of Ghana and the Republic of the United States of America on Defence
Co-operation, the status of United States Forces and Access to and use of
Agreed Facilities and Area in the Republic of Ghana on March 24, 2018 when the
supposed agreement had not been executed by the President or a person
authorized by the President as provided for by Article 75 of the 1992
Constitution is contrary to the said Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution and
same is null and void.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Minister of
Defence acted in contravention of Articles 58 (1), 75 and 93 (2) of the 1992
Constitution when he laid or caused to be laid before Parliament an unexecuted
draft of the supposed Defence Co-operation Agreement for ratification under
Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p>c.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that by the
provision of Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution all bilateral and multilateral
agreements entered into by the government of the Republic of Ghana must be
executed by the President or a person authorized by the President before it is
laid before Parliament for ratification.<o:p></o:p>d.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Government
and Parliament of Ghana acted in contravention of Articles 2, 58(1), 33, 93(2),
125, 130(1)(b), 135 and140 of the 1992 Constitution when they supposedly
entered into and supposedly ratified a Treaty(Defence Co-operation Agreement)
with the United States of America under Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution
that provided in its terms and conditions that the interpretation, application
or enforcement of the said agreement cannot be subject to the courts of Ghana (including
this Honourable Supreme Court) or any other court in the world.<o:p></o:p>e.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that either the
executive nor legislative branch of government has the power to enter into or
ratify a treaty that oust the jurisdiction of the superior courts Ghana in
matters concerning the interpretation, application or enforcement of any
international agreement and further provide that such international agreement
cannot be subject to any other court in the world.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>