The Supreme Court has scheduled April 10 for the delivery of judgment in a case challenging the Food and Drug Authority's (FDA) directive banning well-known personalities, including musicians, from advertising alcoholic beverages.
The directive, implemented in 2016, is part of the FDA's guidelines for food and beverage advertisements.
The plaintiff, Mark Darlington Osae, who manages musician Reggie N Bollie, argues that the FDA's directive is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The specific provision under scrutiny is the prohibition on the use of well-known personalities or professionals in alcoholic beverage advertisements.
Osae contends that this restriction violates constitutional articles 17(1) and 17(2), which address equality and freedom from discrimination.
His plea to the court is to interpret these constitutional provisions as rendering the FDA directive discriminatory.
The Supreme Court has set the date for the judgment, marking a crucial development in the legal challenge against the FDA's advertising guidelines.
The decision is anticipated to have implications for the advertising industry and the interpretation of constitutional principles related to freedom from discrimination.