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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She may be good in bed but she cannot do this job
God bless every member of this judicial decision making. In fact they have now made things simple and straight forward for the EC.
All 7 justices ruled against charlotte, not even 1 supported her. She must be a dumbbb lawyer!!! I will not let her handke any of my cases when she gets sacked as EC chair very very soon!!! Look at how ayarigaa insulted her & has been proved right!!! Aaaaagh, this woman really used her body to get the post, just like kennedy said!!! Sack her!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I AGREE OOOO MAHAMA SHOULD QUICKLY USE HIS POWERS TO OVERTURN THE DECISION AS WAS DONE IN MONTIE 3 U SEE YOUR SMOOTHNESS LEVEL CHARLOTTE INCOMPETENCY ALL OVER SHE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL SHAAAAAAMMMMMMMEEEE
the gentles strike of a tiger does not make it a coward the court should give EC the chance to do her work
In Ghana the race is between two parties,others are waste of time and money.
Simply put i will say Charlotte Lacks WISDOM to make simple decision but for Amadu sulley and the rest of the commissioners lacks both KNOWLEDGE and HOME SENSE to teach that SMALL GIRL who likes LOGO of the E.C pass the actual job she is suppose to Learn and execute it well.
Mahama edi wo freee. See the way u Dey suffer at the end.***barred word*** bi ba. Go and add everyone. Pnc ,ndp n ayariga n akua donkor
why the court fails to allowed the rule of law to work .Is the court taking the duties of the EC? NO FATE IN THE COURT ANYMORE OR because of Ana's case they SHOULD allow the EC TO DO HER WORK
AM HAPPY MY PARTY APC CAN NOW CONTEST. THOSE WHO HAS STOLEN OUR MANIFESTO WE ARE COMING FOR IT