A 7-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Sophia Adinyira will today, Monday, 7 November give its ruling on the case brought before it by the Electoral Commission seeking to counter-quash a ruling by the High Court, which ordered the election management body to allow disqualified flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party, Dr … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, has justified the decision of the Commission to appeal the judgment of an Accra High Court, quashing its disqualification of the Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, from the December 7 presidential race. She believes a judgment from the Supreme Court would resolve the five … Read more
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Candidate for the 2016 elections, President John Mahama, has said the December 7 election is a foregone conclusion for his party. He likened his expected victory to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s exceptional track and field exploits, on the first day of his Ashanti Regional Campaign tour. Addressing the Chiefs … Read more
The editor in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has expressed confidence Ghana’s 2016 elections will come off on December 7 despite the myriad of lawsuits against the Electoral Commission (EC) with some 30 days to the polls. Some presidential aspirants have dragged the election management body to court for disqualifying them from … Read more
The Electoral Commission’s appeal to the Supreme Court following the High Court ruling that quashed the disqualification of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Flagbearer from the Presidential race may not have the desired trickled down effect, a private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, has cautioned. He has indicated that, it would be wrong for the Commission … Read more
An Accra High Court yesterday – for the second time – ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to reverse its decision of disqualifying Hassan Ayariga, presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), from contesting in the December presidential poll. The court, presided over by Justice Barbara Tetteh-Charway, said there are procedures to be followed before … Read more
The Supreme Court will on Monday November 7, rule on the legal tussle between the Electoral Commission and the Progressive People’s Party over the disqualification of their Presidential candidate from the Presidential race. The Seven-member panel presided over by Justice Sophia Adiniyira will determine if the High court ruling asking the EC to allow Dr. … Read more
An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Kyei Baffour, has dismissed an application by the Electoral Commission (EC) asking him to recuse himself from the case in which the National Democratic Party (NDP), is challenging the disqualification of its Flagbearer, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and her running mate, from participating in the 2016 presidential … Read more
The numerous court battles between the Electoral Commission and some political parties whose flag bearers were disqualified from contesting in this year’s presidential race, will engender transparency in the upcoming polls and also avert any possible post-election dispute, Dr Edward Brenya, a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has … Read more
An Accra High Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Electoral Commission demanding that Justice Kyei Baffour recuses himself from a case. After listening to the three reasons that formed the basis for the motion, the judge ruled that “I do not find any of the grounds weightier, it is completely frivolous, I dismiss … Read more
The Electoral Commission has suffered yet another court defeat after an Accra High court presided by Justice Barbara Tetteh Charway ordered it to allow the All People’s Congress’ Presidential candidate Hassan Ayariga an opportunity to rectify the errors on his nomination forms. The court said the disqualification of APC’s candidate was a breach of the … Read more
The presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has welcomed the judgement by the High Court, ordering the Electoral Commission to offer him an opportunity to rectify the errors on his nomination forms. The court presided by justice Barbara Tetteh Charway on Friday ordered the EC to allow the presidential nominee of … Read more
Americans are looking forward to electing a president on Nov. 8, 2016. The electioneering campaigns are in top gears, all the presidential candidates have had erratic poll numbers, endorsements, huge rallies, and financial donations. Also, the candidates have been dusted with incessant political attacks, scandals, probes and ad mudslinging, however, none of the aforementioned vicissitude … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said the rule of law is working in Ghana following an Accra High Court ruling ordering the Electoral Commission to give him an opportunity to correct errors on his presidential nomination forms for which reason he was disqualified from taking part in this … Read more
The Supreme Court will be the venue for a fierce legal tussle between EC’s lawyer, Thaddeus Sory and PPP’s lawyer Ayikoi Otoo, as it hears a suit challenging a High Court decision to overturn the disqualification of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom. The EC says after a careful study of the contents of the High Court … Read more
A former Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria, Professor Attahiru Jega has suggested that political parties who have challenges with the electoral process should opt for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms rather than the law courts. According to him, although it is important for aggrieved parties to seek redress in court, some … Read more
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, presidential aspirant of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), told journalists at the premises of the Supreme Court yesterday that the case involving his disqualification from taking part in the December 7 presidential race is a deliberate plan. “It’s a deliberate ploy. It’s a deliberate ploy from different quarters. Whether it is … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has said she does not regret accepting to Chair Ghana’s Electoral Commission, as the first woman, despite courting disquiet among Ghanaians for some of her decisions. “I don’t regret it, it’s not an easy job and it wasn’t meant to be an easy job,” she told BBC’s … Read more
If Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton impose anti-trade policies, the US and global economy would face a “catastrophe”, putting the president out of office four years later, the head of the World Trade Organisation has warned. In his strongest intervention yet in the US presidential race, Roberto Azevedo said that the candidates should be wary … Read more
Flagbearer of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai aka Odike, has stated that his name will appear on the ballot paper on December 7. According to him, he had not been disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) from taking part in the presidential race and so his fans should remain calm. He said the … Read more