The Electoral Commission (EC) should realise that although it is an independent body, it has to operate within the confines of the laws governing the country, Kwame Jantuah, a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said. According to him, every individual and institution within the jurisdiction of Ghana is subject to the law. … Read more
The ruling by an Accra High Court ordering the Electoral Commission to allow Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), to correct the errors on his nomination forms, does not automatically mean he will be on the ballot paper for the December 7 polls, Mr Abraham Amaliba, a private legal … Read more
Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has described the ruling by an Accra High Court against the Electoral Commission [EC] as fair practice of our democracy. The PPP last week filed an application at the High Court to set aside the EC’s decision to disqualify its flagbearer, Dr Papa Kwesi … Read more
A private legal practitioner lawyer Abraham Amaliba has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the ruling by the Accra High Court in the suit filed against it by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), and access the cases of other disqualified candidates with similar reasons and give them the opportunity to make an amendment. According … Read more
Lead Counsel for the presidential candidate of the Progressive Party (PPP), Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo says the other disqualified candidates in the 2016 elections could have celebrated together with Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom if they had resorted to him. He was addressing the media shortly after the Accra High ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to give … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga has welcomed the decision by the High Court ordering the Electoral Commission to allow the Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) to correct the mistake on his nomination papers. “This shows our laws are working. Congratulations to the PPP and a lot of … Read more
3news.com reproduces below the ruling of the High Court on Friday in which flag-bearer of the Progressive People’s Party, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom won his case against the Electoral Commission over his disqualification in the 2016 presidential election. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, HELD AT ACCRA, COMMERCIAL DIVISION ON FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, … Read more
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, HELD AT ACCRA, COMMERCIAL DIVISION ON FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR, ESQ., JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT SUIT NO. GT/1401/2016 THE REPUBLIC VRS 1. MRS CHARLOTTE OSEI 2. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION EX PARTE DR. PAPA KWESI NDUOM RULING I have before … Read more
An Accra High Court has asked Ghana’s Electoral Commission to adhere to its own rules in the conduct of the 2016 general elections. The court made the remark when it gave a judgment in a case brought by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) which was challenging the disqualification of its flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom … Read more
Lead counsel for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has revealed that he has received several congratulatory messages from friends and colleague lawyers from around the world especially from the United States of America, Britain, and Jerusalem and Israel, after he led the PPP to win a case against the Electoral Commission (EC) … Read more
If the disqualified candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom is allowed to contest in the presidential election, he will beat President John Dramani Mahama, Director of Elections for the NPP, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah has asserted. He made the remarks in an interview with Kwame Tutu on Frontline on Rainbow … Read more
Sounds like a familiar verse in the Book of Exodos: “And they said unto Moses, because there were no graves in Egypt, has thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? Wherefore has thou dealt thus with us to carry us forth out of Egypt?” Exod. 14:11 (KJV). Palpable fear had gripped biblical Israelites … Read more
Sounds like a familiar verse in the Book of Exodos: “And they said unto Moses, because there were no graves in Egypt, has thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? Wherefore has thou dealt thus with us to carry us forth out of Egypt?” Exod. 14:11 (KJV). Palpable fear had gripped biblical Israelites … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has slammed the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to print the ballot papers for the 2016 general elections abroad. The EC on Thursday told an Accra High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour that, it was going to print the ballot papers for the polls abroad. The … Read more
The High court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei-Baffour has warned lawyers of both the Electoral Commission and Progressive People’s Party to file their statements of case simultaneously in the suit seeking judicial review of the disqualification of the PPP’s presidential candidate from the December polls. The court says it will at all times be … Read more