Two citizens recorded as students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast have filed a suit at the Supreme Court, seeking interpretation on the creation of the District Assemblies Common Fund as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. According to the writ filed on Monday, March 27, the allocation of part of … Read more
Legal practitioner John Ndebugri says the 12 disqualified presidential candidates demonstrate a wrong understanding of the law when they argue that the Electoral Commission used mere cleric errors as a basis to reject their nomination papers. He has stressed that the EC 12 based on serious violation of the law and not simple clerical errors … Read more
A private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri is full of praise for the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, following the disqualification of 13 presidential aspirants from the race to the Flagstaff House. “For the first time, the Electoral Commission is applying the law and I applaud the Electoral Commission under the leadership of … Read more
Ghana’s former Attorney General, Nii Ayikoi Otoo has taken a swipe at some persons who have filed to contest as president, describing them as “surrogates of the NDC” adding that someone like Akua Donkor “is not a serious individual.” There have been concerns in sessions of the public that the number of persons filing for … Read more
It appears the Electoral Commission’s hurdles will not go away anytime soon with barely two months to the elections. The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), which is already in court against the Commission’s filing fees for presidential and parliamentary nominees, has indicated it will sue the Commission again for contempt, over its decision to accept their … Read more
The Director of Operations for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has stated that the party had no intention of tricking the Electoral Commission, when it presented its filing fee to the election management body, despite its own lawsuit against the fee. He said this on Citi FM’s news analysis programme, The Big … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) risks being cited for contempt of court for presenting its filing fee to the Electoral Commission (EC), despite being the very entity to place an injunction on the process, a private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri has said. Mr. Ndebugri explained on Eyewitness News that, “because there is an injunction already … Read more
Hassan Ayariga has a remarkable record of leadership and experience in business that embodies an unwavering passion and commitment to service. Hassan was born on 4th September 1971 in Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. His father Frank Abdulai Ayariga, was a member of parliament for the Bawku constituency during the third republic … Read more