8' The New Patriotic Party the key opposition party in Ghana, challenged the legality or constitutionality of declaring 315t December a national holiday, a day on which a constitutional government was overthrown, and celebrating some with public funds. The Supreme Court decided in favour of the plaintiffs. It held that, 31 being the anniversary of the day on which the military overthrown a constitutionally-elected government, it is unconstitutional to declare and celebrate it as a national holiday. In New Patriotic Party (NPP) v. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), November 13, 1993 (Unreported), the NPP, an opposition party, complained that the GB!: had denied it fair opportunity and equal access to its facilities to comment on the Government's 1993 budget. The Supreme Court ordered the GBC to afford the plaintiff, within 2 weeks from the date of the decision, the same opportunity as it had given to the ruling National Democratic Party to articulate its views on the 1993 budget. Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the African Charter Article 4 Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his• life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.