Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako has dispelled fears that this year's elections might be postponed.
The Electoral Commission on Monday disqualified thirteen Presidential aspirants for failing to meet the criteria after filing their nomination.
Following the disqualification of the candidates, there have been fears and speculations that the decision by the EC might affect the date for the 2016 elections as some candidates have indicated their resolve to take legal action against the Commission.
Addressing the issue on Peace FM's Kokrokoo, Kweku Baako noted that "those who say the election will be postponed I think are scare-mongering".
To him, they are only exaggerating the issue.
According to him, he "cannot see a situation where any case that will go to the court relative to this decision by the EC will delay unduly. I can’t see it happening. I see a fast-track urgent treatment of all the cases because that is what the Judiciary will be minded to the larger, bigger national interest.
"...I feel when the concerns become excessive, it amounts to exaggeration. It has no foundation. We will have this election on December 7th," he added.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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If the parties dare to take the issue to court, some of the cases could be dismissed before arrival.
The EC has given time to collect and submit nomination forms.Every reasonable prospective nominee who is unsure of the correctness of his/her should have submitted earlier and if there were mistakes, will be given the opportunity to pick a new form(which is free) and then correct the mistakes.However, all prospective nominees decided to submit their forms on the last day.What do you want EC to do. Again when the issues border on criminality like forgery and deceit of public officer,you want the EC to be quite.The EC disqualified some persons in 2012 and so all prospective nominees should have taken clue from that and do their homework well.
It your own people - Mike Ocquaye and the likes who are out there saying all manner of things.