Following the Electoral Commission’s (EC) detection of 33 new errors on the nomination forms of the National Democratic Party (NDP) presidential aspirant, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the NDP has accused the EC of victimising it.
The NDP in a statement signed by its General Secretary, said the development was “a clear violation of our human rights.”
On October 10, 2016 when the EC initially disqualified Mrs. Agyeman Rawlings, along with 12 other candidates, it identified just one error; one of subscribers on her forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation (2) (b) of CI 94.
The NDP and five other political parties thus proceeded to the High Court to fight the disqualification on the grounds of the single mistake, and this culminated in a Supreme Court judgement on Monday [November 7], ordering the EC to extend the period of filing of nomination forms to the close of day today [Tuesday].
“After fighting the matter in court all this while, the EC has suddenly and unexpectedly shifted the goal posts in a manner that shows that, all the EC wants to do is to disqualify us from participating in the coming presidential election by any means possible,” the NDP lamented in its statement.
“This cannot be what the Supreme Court meant when it ordered the EC to give us a hearing and permit us to comply with the law that gives us the right to an opportunity to amend our documents.”
The NDP thus dismissed the the EC’s announcement of new errors as a “clear attempt at victimization by the EC” and called on the EC to “immediately desist from its oppressive tactics, and with immediate effect reverse this illegal demand of us; else we would have no option but to return to court.”
Source: Citifmonline
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"I will not disappoint you". This is what the EC Chair promised the President (not Ghanaians) when she was appointed. And true to her word, she is making impossible things possible to keep to her promise. Let is the Peace Council pursue after peace. The EC must be called to order.8
IF YOU TAKE THESE PEOPLE SERIOUS THEN YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS YOURSELF. THEATRICALS IS ALLOWED IN DEMOCRACY ON THE LIGHTER SIDE. BUT DOES ANYONE ONE SERIOUSLY NEED THESE LEECHES IN OUR DEMOCRACY???? WHEN THEY ARE SINGING THE SAME SONG WITH THE MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY, YET THEY NOT READY TO DO THE SAME DANCE. AND HOW CAN YOU HAVE A PLATFORM OF SERIOUS PEOPLE ENGAGING IN FRIVOLOUS ISSUES ON A PARTY WHICH WILL NOT POLL EVEN I% OF POPULAR VOTES.
AH FIRST LADY FOR 19 YEARS WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT? EVEN YOUR LAWYER HAS TAUGHT CIVIL PROCEDURE IN THE LAW SCHOOL FOR AGES, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT PROCEDURE TO GO ON IN COURT!!! GOD IS AT WORK. HE WILL FRUSTRATE YOU TO HELL!
@Jonathan Lagos. This platform is for serious intellectual arguments. You don't qualify to be here with this garbage. You are wasting our ears. ***barred word*** and go way you.
DEMOCRACY IS NOT CONSIDERING THEM SERIOUS OR NOT. IT IS THEIR RIGHT. JONATHAN LAGOS , PLEASE STOP INFLICTING YOUR IGNORANCE ON US ON THIS PLATFORM. OAF. !!!!!
well i do take them serious
BUT YOU ARE JUST BEING CONSIDERED TO BE ADDING UP TO THE NUMBERS SO NOBODY REALLY TAKES YOU SERIOUS.