The Minority has stated that no court process has been served on Ernest Kumi, the Speaker, or the Clerk of Parliament regarding the recent legal proceedings against the Akwatia legislator.

Speaking to the media, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin criticized the action of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), describing it as disappointing.

He recalled that in October 2024, some NDC members strongly disagreed with a Supreme Court ruling and even used offensive language, yet they are now calling on MPs to respect judicial decisions.

“We are decent democrats. That is why we have chosen lawful processes to address our concerns about the conduct of the Koforidua High Court Judge. We have not used unprintable words against anyone, and we will not,” he stated.

According to him, there was an application pending on Mr Kumi's case before the court seeking to stay proceedings, which should have been considered before the substantive case was heard. However, he claimed the judge ignored the application.

He further revealed that Mr Kumi had written to the court for permission regarding his situation, but the court did not respond.

“As we speak, no court process has been served on Mr Kumi, neither has any process been served on the Speaker of Parliament nor the Clerk to Parliament,” he said.

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The Minority Leader also stated that he had not been informed about any court ruling against Mr Kumi. “I am the leader of our side, and I haven’t been invited to any meeting where I have been told that the process has been served. So I don’t know what the NDC is up to,” he said.

Mr Afenyo-Markin maintained that the Minority would continue to seek justice through legal means. He accused the NDC of using the situation for political advantage.

“If they think they are using Ernest Kumi for politics, we remind them that next week Thursday, the President will be coming to the Chamber. They seem to have forgotten that they are in government. If today they claim to be champions of the rule of law, we have heard them,” he said.