The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a press briefing to address the decision by the Chief Justice to refer Bolgatanga East MP, Dr Dominic Anyine to the General Legal Council.

General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, will announce to the press the party's stance on the matter.

Dr Ayine, a member of former President Mahama’s legal team during the 2020 Election petition, questioned the judiciary’s independence about how the Supreme Court arbitrated the Election Petition.

He was speaking at a Judicial review dialogue series last month on Presidential Election Petitions and their impact on Africa’s Democracy, organised by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Law Faculty.

Dr Ayine maintained that the posture of the Supreme Court throughout the Election Petition hearing suggests that it had a “pre-determined agenda” to rule against the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama.

He made a similar statement during the hearing of the petition at a press briefing on February 16, 2021. The MP was found guilty of contempt of the Supreme Court but was discharged after he apologised.