Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has filed a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification from the presidential race in the December polls.
Asamoah-Siaw and 10 others were disqualified from the race, while 13 others, including four independent candidates, were qualified.
The EC explained that the presidential aspirants were disqualified from participating in the December 7, 2024, elections due to their failure to correct errors on their nomination forms.
Asamoah-Siaw is praying the court for an order to quash a letter dated September 20, 2024, under the authorship of the EC Chairperson, preventing him from contesting the presidential election.
He noted that not a single error was identified or pinpointed by the EC to adequately inform him and the party of the nature of the error to enable them to effect the possible and necessary corrections.
“That it is inconceivable that the same respondent who earlier identified specific errors in applicant’s nomination forms and enabled the applicant to correct same this time round could not pinpoint which further errors there were, so the applicant could be given opportunity to effect necessary amendment or alteration in accordance with the law,” a part of the motion on notice further stated.
Meanwhile, the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has also sued the EC over his disqualification from the presidential race in the upcoming December polls.
Mr. Mornah argues that his disqualification is a breach of his rights, was illegal, and failed to comply with due process requirements imposed by law.
He is therefore demanding “An order of mandamus compelling the 2nd respondent to declare the 1st applicant as duly nominated to contest the 2024 public presidential elections.”
“An order restraining the 1st and 2nd respondents from printing the presidential ballot papers or carrying on with the December 7, 2024, Public Presidential Elections until 1st Applicant is declared duly nominated candidate of the 2nd applicant and allowed to contest the said elections.”
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