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Court Dismisses PPP Filing Fee Suit

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An Accra High Court has struck out a suit in which the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is challenging the filing fees charged by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the presidential and parliamentary elections. The presiding judge explained Wednesday that she has no jurisdiction over the matter, hence her decision to dismiss the case. PPP sued … Read more

GHC50,000 Filing Fees In Limbo As PPP Files Injunction To Stop EC

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The Progressive People’s Party has initiated legal processes at the Accra High Court to restrain Ghana’s Electoral Commission from going ahead to receive nomination fees from aspirants seeking to contest this year’s general elections. The Commission is set to receive from each of the prospective presidential and parliamentary candidates, nomination forms with an amount of … Read more