Haruna Iddrisu and 10 other NDC MPs to face court on Monday for protest march

The leader of the parliamentary minority, Haruna Iddrisu, and a dozen other NDC deputies will be in court on Monday, January 4, 2021.

This follows a lawsuit against the 11 lawmakers by the state following a decision by the minority caucus to visit the Election Commission headquarters in Accra on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

The minority caucus led by its leader, Mr. Iddrisu, had attempted to storm the EC headquarters to present a petition on the results of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.

However, en route to the BOI office in Ridge, a scuffle ensued as police personnel attempted to stop the agitated MPs from going beyond the Ridge Roundabout.

MPs defied police orders who said they were unaware of any minority marches to the EC office.

They were subsequently prosecuted for violating the 1994 Law on Public Order (Law 491), Articles 1 (1) and (2) and 9 (a) and are expected to appear before the Accra Circuit Court.

The invited MPs are Tamale Sud MP Haruna Iddrisu, Asawase MP Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak; Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George; Yapei Kusawgu MP, John Abdulai Jinapor; South Dayi MP Rockson Dafeamekpor and Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak.

The others are Damongo MP Adam Mutawakilu; Lower Manya Krobo MP Ebenezer Terlabi; Pru East MP, Dr. Pour Donkor; Sagnarigu MP; Alhaji ABA Fuseini and Juaboso MP, Kwabena Minta Akando.