Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, an unsuccessful National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary hopeful for Shai Osudoku and a lecturer at the University of Ghana, has been summoned by the Supreme Court to provide a valid reason why he should not be held in contempt.
This summons comes in response to allegations that he denigrated the nation’s highest judicial body by referring to it as “a stupid court.”
In a recent Twitter post, Dr. Kpessa-Whyte stated, “The Supreme Court is being turned into a ‘Stupid Court’.” He further expressed his dissatisfaction with the current state of Ghana’s judiciary, accusing it of displaying partisanship and lacking common sense.
These tweets were made shortly after the Supreme Court ordered Parliament to remove the name of NDC MP James Gyakye Quayson from its records, citing procedural breaches during his nomination and election in 2020.
Three days after his tweet, the academic cum politician posted two tweets pointing out that people had been reaching out to him over the content of his tweet apparently linking it to the Ghanaian judiciary.
He clarified that his tweets were not in reference to Ghana’s judiciary.
“Thanks to all who have asked questions about my May 19th, 2023 tweet. For the avoidance of doubt, I follow judicial decisions in many countries and so the said tweet cannot be pinned to Ghana. It has more to do with developments elsewhere including the US. We live in a global village.”