The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has confirmed that the Attorney-General’s Department has submitted legal arguments to the Supreme Court in support of a case challenging Ghana’s long-standing political party delegate system.
The suit, referred to as the Anti-Delegate System (ADS) case, is being pursued by a group of prominent statespersons, including former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, retired military officer and politician Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, and former minister Christine Amoako-Nuamah.
In a Facebook post dated May 26, 2026, Mr. Srem Sai explained that the plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in a way that would expand participation in political party primaries to all eligible party members.
“The three distinguished senior statespersons want the Supreme Court to declare that all registered members in good standing of a political party are entitled to vote in the party’s primaries,” he stated.
According to him, the current delegate system, which is widely used by Ghana’s major political parties, restricts voting in internal party elections to selected representatives rather than the broader membership.
He noted that this limitation undermines internal party democracy and that a court ruling in favour of the plaintiffs could reshape how political parties conduct their primaries going forward.
“We believe that the declaration, if made by the Supreme Court, will considerably improve our democracy in many ways,” he added.
Mr. Srem Sai further described the case as one of the most consequential constitutional matters currently before the Supreme Court in Ghana’s Fourth Republic, given its potential to redefine political participation within parties.
The delegate system remains the dominant method used by political parties in Ghana for selecting parliamentary candidates and party leaders, with only accredited delegates voting on behalf of wider party members.
