Supreme Court Summons Kpessa Whyte Over His "Stupid Court" Comment

Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a lecturer at the University of Ghana and unsuccessful National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Shai Osudoku, has been summoned by the Supreme Court to provide justification for why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly disparaging the country's highest judicial body and calling it "a stupid court."

In a recent tweet, Dr. Kpessa-Whyte asserted that the Supreme Court is evolving into a "Stupid Court."

The university instructor also bemoaned the state of Ghana's current court in his tweet, accusing it of being politicized and lacking common sense.

His tweets were posted within 24 hours after Ghana's Supreme Court ruled that the name of NDC MP James Gyakye Quayson should be removed from the records of Parliament due to irregularities that occurred during his nomination and election in 2020.

The academic turned politician tweeted again three days after his initial message, letting people know that they had been in touch with him regarding the message's apparent reference to the Ghanaian court.

He made it clear that his tweets did not allude to Ghana's judicial system.

Many thanks to everyone who inquired regarding my tweet from May 19, 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the abovementioned tweet cannot be attributed to Ghana because I follow legal rulings in many other nations. It more closely relates to events occurring abroad, including in the US. We are members of a global village.