We acknowledge that the interpretation of Article 276(1) we embrace here constitutes a restriction of the fundamental right of chiefs to freedom of speech and expression as well as freedom of thought and belief. However, we believe that Article 276(1), which is of equal constitutional status, is a narrowly-tailored and reasonable restriction on the rights of Chiefs and is, in light of the history and the importance of the concerns at stake, justifiable in the public interest. In this, we are again in accord with Nana S.K.B. Asante who has also expressed the opinion that, "To the extent that this prohibition constitutes a restriction of the fundamental rights of chiefs, such restriction is justifiable in the public interest."
ELORM KWAMI GORNI V. ATTORNEY GENERAL & NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS WRIT NO: J1/08/2020 [2022] SLR (SC) 5 · Supreme Court · 2022 · KULENDI JSC
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