The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission(EC) of Ghana to extend close of nomination period from today Monday, November 07, 2016 to tomorrow Tuesday, November 08, 2016.
The ruling read by Justice Sophia Adinyira, the presiding judge is to enable all the disqualified candidates to correct errors on their nomination forms.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, threw out the EC's suit challenging an High court ruling asking them to allow the PPP's presidential candidate Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom to correct his nomination form errors.
A seven-member panel in the Monday ruling asked the commission to extend the nomination period to November 8, 2016 to give room for the other candidates to correct their mistakes in order to contest in the December polls.
The court also ordered the discontinuation of the various court cases regarding the disqualification of other presidential aspirants.
The EC disqualified several presidential candidates from the December polls for various errors detected in their nomination forms.
Supreme Court's Directive:
The Supreme Court mindful of the importance that elections should be concluded as early as possible according to time schedule and the limited time available for the Applicant to complete processes prior to the printing of presidential ballot papers and collation sheets etc, and in order to ensure prevalence of justice equity and fairness in the election process we thereby proceed to give the following directives while taking judicial notice of the plethora of cases pending in various High Courts with similar claims and cause of action:
1. The EC is to extend the nomination period from today Monday 7 November 2016 to the close of working day of Tuesday 8 November 2016.
2. Invite all the disqualified presidential candidates who were able to submit their nomination papers by the close of the nomination day of 30 October 2016.
3. To give the candidates a hearing within the extended period.
4. In appropriate cases, to afford candidates, the opportunity to comply with regulation 9 (2) (b)
5. The EC to declare the names of candidates so nominated per regulations 7, 8, and 9 of CI. 94; by the close of working day of Wednesday 9 November 2016.
6. Balloting of positions of candidates to take place the next day by the close of working day of Thursday 10 November.
7. As a result of the above directives, we find it necessary to make a consequential order to stay all court proceedings against the Applicant in relation to disqualification of pending in the High Court, to enable the EC to carry out its mandate;
8. We accordingly stay all proceedings in the High Court as aforesaid.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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Independence is not absolute and this is what Charlotte refused to get into her tick skull.
Any ***barred word*** can go to court by Asembeba Asiedu nketiah but as a good citizen of this country wanna find out who is the BIGGEST ***barred word*** among all those who are in court. I asked my Grandmum and she said Charlotte and Amadu Sulley are the most ***barred word*** of the 21st century. I say thank you Old Lady. Change is Coming and its happen like TSUNAMI.
Lawyer AyiKoi Otoo warned this wayward Mrs Osei and members of the EC board that this notion that they were independent was complete f.a..e.c..e.s in the law; this good lawyer told them that the areas that they considered kriminal offences on the application forms had nothing to do with the EC and that it was the responsibility of the police to enforce such laws of kriminality ; he warned that they should even go there !!!!!!!!because plainly they were set up by statute under the constitution and cannot therefore be independent as she falsily assumes; does this administrative lawyer understand the law that she is operating under statute or has nobody told her ; I do not think so !!!!!!!; Mrs Osei is just exposing her ignorance of the law besides the trouble is that lady confirms rumours and innuendos that she used her private parts to convince Jon Mahama to give her the Job-although disgusting thought everybody is begining to think that ; she got the job through some dubious means ; besides even though she was married everybody knows Jon Mahama goes in for married women even if they have husbands ; this is northner from Gonja land who has just been lucky to go in the Alladins cave to find all sorts of goodies including women !!!!!!!!!; for Jon Mahama everythig goes ; what the ediotic full forgets is that there no such thing as free lunch and that it is not a good name to cultivate as a 'WOMANISER' ; there is always a price to pay for everything you do ; this called KARMA ; if you do not pay your children will pay or your great great great grand children will pay ; NOBODY GETS AWAY WITH ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN !!!!!!
A very Good and Expected Outcome
Hurray! Democracy has won. Well done Supreme Court
charlotte Osei is a pupil in a primary school being used to do donkey jobs by her seniors..she is just ***barred word*** about the concequenses of her actions.now she faces the power of congnitive disorder when making future decision.Now let those lunatic apes go on radio and preached the autonomy of the EC, and the Supreme court will tell you they operate under law,,and the custodians of the law are with the supreme court.you and mahama can disregard the rule of the supreme court but dare try this....charlotte show us you have power by disregarding the ruling of the supreme court and you will see your piiiga...siaaaaaaaa! when it is coming, it is doing.
Please was Judge Atugugba part of the panel? Just asking. I waiting for Jonathan Lagos to comment. The judges wanted to correct the error committed in terms of the final ruling of the election petition. This young woman must just bury her pride and confer with the other commissioners and stop this disgraceful acts. Your behavior will vindicate what Kennedy Agyapong jokingly said about you.
The EC and the NDC are to note of possible more powerful command if they dare do their own thing. Nana should start naming his carbinet ministers. change of victory for Nana and NPP at hand .
THANK GOD THIS MESS HAS BEEN STOPPED....WE ARE PEACEFUL AND WISE...SANITY HAS PREVAILED...I KNEW OUR WISE JUDGES WILL NOT ALLOW THIS INEXPERIENCE EC TO MESS THIS COUNTRY UP...THE RIGHT THING HAS BEEN DONE...AND IN ANY DECENT SOCIETY THE EC SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED BY NOW...NOBODY TRUST HER JUDGEMENT NOW...SHE HAS TO BE GIVEN THE GUIDELINES ALWAYS TO HELP HER DO WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE...AND IT IS REALLY SAD AND SHAMEFUL.....WHAT A LEVEL OF INCOMPETENCE
God Bless you all Justice Sophia Adinyira and your panel members for bringing and end to this