Government has responded to Thursday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling with a statement, acknowledging the ruling and its directives.

The statement, signed by Information Minister Mustapha Hamid, says government has ‘taken notice’ of the judgement, whilst also reassuring Ghanaians that the Gitmo 2 are comporting themselves and remain under surveillance.

The Supreme Court, in a 6-1 ruling, found the decision by the Mahama government to accept the Gitmo 2 without parliamentary approval run counter to Article 75(2) of the 1992 constitution – thus directing government to either have the agreement ratified within three months or send the Gitmo 2 back to the U.S.

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Hamid’s statement acknowledged the ruling, although it made no mention of what government’s plans for the duo are.

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“Government has taken notice of the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on Thursday, 22nd June 2017 by a 6-1 majority, in the matter of Margarette Banful & Henry Nana Boakye Vrs Attorney General.”

“In the judgement of the Apex Court, presided over by new Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, has held that the agreement between the Governments of Ghana and the United States of America, for the resettlement of two (2) ex-detainees from Guantanamo Bay, required parliamentary approval in accordance with Article 75 (2) of the Constitution, and a failure to secure same makes the hosting of the two ex-detainees in Ghana unconstitutional.

“Consequently, the Court has instructed that the agreement be given Parliamentary approval within three (3) months or the ex-detainees deported out of Ghana upon a failure by Parliament to ratify the agreement.”

“Government wants to assure the nation that the ex-detainees, who have been comporting themselves well since their arrival in Ghana, continue to be under the supervision of the security agencies.”