The People’s National Convention (PNC) has hinted of a possible lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC), following disqualification of their flagbearer from contesting in the December elections.
The General Secretary of the party, Atik Mohammed in an interview with Citi News said the party will use every means possible to ensure that it “gets the party back into the contest.”
The EC on Monday disqualified thirteen aspirants from contesting elections due to what it described as failure by the affected aspirants to meet the necessary requirements in filling their forms.
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The disqualification leaves only four aspirants qualified for now.
The Presidential candidates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Convention People’s Party’s Ivor Greenstreet, and Jacob Osei Yeboah [JOY], an independent candidate, are the only persons who have been qualified by the Electoral Commission, to contest this year’s presidential elections.
The Commission in a statement explained that, it disqualified the PNC because “many subscribers did not properly sign the forms. ”
It further indicated that “thumbprints, signatures or marks were omitted all together.”
According to the EC, two subscribers to Dr. Mahama’s nominations also subscribed for another presidential candidate.
Asked whether the party will legally take up the issue, Mohammed responded in the affirmative, saying the PNC will not “allow the matter to end the career of the party’s candidate and the party’s participation in the election.”
He further described the EC’s decision as unfortunate , dangerous and unhelpful.
“I think it is unfortunate. At every step, the Electoral Commission is taking a decision that is very harmful, dangerous and unhelpful”
The NDP and the APC, have also expressed their dissatisfaction with the process, and have hinted of a possible suit against the Commission.
Source: citifmonline.com
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Why don't you take your family for demonstration? wht will come of it if they demonstrate, it is by them failling to meet the requirement? is Nana Akuffo Addo who want to became president by all means. so send him a memo as we all know him as a leader of kumpreko demonstration as his achievement apart from being a lawyer to demonstrate dnt forget if you come to power NDC will demonstrate in the Morning, afternoon and even mid night to undermine your government as you people are doing to destroy the image of Ghana. Ghanaians dnt let demonstration destroy the image of gh if we really want peace in this country bcos some individuals fail to meet the requirement you ***barred word*** called GH people want to disturb the peace of gh. Ghanaians think twice dnt let NDC and Npp to destroy this country for us bcos they want to be president at all course. Demonstration will not solve the problem that is why court is there. God bless gh.
When NPP was fighting this woman, these other parties thought NPP was just making noise. Her agenda is now hitting people like Atik's party and now you say what?
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