{"id":1255549,"date":"2022-11-22T09:52:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T09:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/jomoro-mp-makes-bold-statement-after-court-ruling-confirms-her-mp-status\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T09:52:07","slug":"jomoro-mp-makes-bold-statement-after-court-ruling-confirms-her-mp-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/jomoro-mp-makes-bold-statement-after-court-ruling-confirms-her-mp-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Jomoro MP makes bold statement after court ruling confirms her MP status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FiFwjGtXEAAs8TE-Copy-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey, flanked by some NDC members\" title=\"Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey, flanked by some NDC members\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey, flanked by some NDC members <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has reacted to the dismissal of a petition challenging her citizenship by the Sekondi high court.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the petition was mainly intended to distract her from performing as a Member of Parliament in the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>In a Twitter post, she thanked former president John Dramani Mahama and the NDC legal team for their unflinching support.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt long last, the frivolous petition challenging my nationality as a member of parliament for the good people of Jomoro has accordingly been dismissed by the Sekondi high court today. This two-year battle was only to distract me from performing my parliamentary duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to H.E John Dramani Mahama, Uncle Kofi Totobi Quakyi and the NDC legal team most especially lawyer Godwin Kudzo Tameklo for their unflinching support,\u201d She tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>The Sekondi High Court presided over by Justice Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere dismissed an election petition case against the Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a citizen, Joshua Emuah Kofie, went to court to challenge the eligibility of the MP to contest as a representative of the people in the constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on grounds that she had multiple nationalities, including American and Ivorian citizenships, which is against the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At long last the frivolous petition challenging my nationality as a member of parliament for the good people of Jomoro has accordingly been dismissed by the Sekondi high court today. <\/p>\n<p>This two-year battle was only to distract me from performing my parliamentary duties. 1\/3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RVgKAP2Uzp\">pic.twitter.com\/RVgKAP2Uzp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hon. Dorcas Affo-Toffey (@AfoDorcas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfoDorcas\/status\/1594679293577420801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m grateful to H.E John Dramani Mahama, Uncle Kofi Totobi Quakyi and the NDC legal team most especially lawyer Godwin Kudzo Tameklo for their unflinching support. 2\/3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cNioaZBu0L\">pic.twitter.com\/cNioaZBu0L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hon. Dorcas Affo-Toffey (@AfoDorcas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfoDorcas\/status\/1594679501589745664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would also extend my profound gratitude to the minority caucus in parliament, All NDC executives at National, Regional, Constituency and Branch levels and the good people of Jomoro and the entire NDC fraternity for their prayers and encouragement. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherWeCan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherWeCan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aS131lB1LY\">pic.twitter.com\/aS131lB1LY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hon. Dorcas Affo-Toffey (@AfoDorcas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfoDorcas\/status\/1594679694762336257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Court finally delivers judgement on Jomoro MP\u2019s case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"cDmlBh3dCak\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One District One Factory: Weeds take over Savelugu Rice Factory - Adom TV News (21-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDmlBh3dCak?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey, flanked by some NDC members Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has reacted to the dismissal of a petition challenging her citizenship by the Sekondi high court. 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