The Progressive People’s Party is accusing the Electoral Commission of clearing the NPP's presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo to contest the December 7, polls even though he did not comply with some important requirements in his nomination forms as demanded by the EC.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Accra, Policy Adviser of the party, Kofi Asamoah Siaw said the Electoral Commission passed Akufo-Addo who lied under oath, about the declaration of his asset.
“So, the question we are asking is that why did the EC overlook this offence and pass these candidates without raising any issue? Is this not a matter of selective justice ...the EC Chairperson is a lawyer and must know this. We understand that Nana Akufo-Addo did not comply with this requirement, and we sight him for false declaration, but he stands qualified per the EC’s decision as a presidential candidate. This is [a] clear selective application of EC’s own laws”.
The PPP and 11 others were disqualified from the race over various anomalies. The other disqualified aspirants include the flag bearer of the All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga; Dr Edward Mahama of the People's National Convention (PNC); Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP); Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People's Party (IPP); Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD); and Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
Others include: Dr Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP); Mr Richard Nixon Tetteh (United Development Systems Party); Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP); Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate, and Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Mr Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party's nomination is on hold pending a court case.
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I thought NPP made it clear not to disclose Akufo Addo's assets prior to filing of the nomination forms. So this is no secret. Besides the party indicated in their press conference that since Nana is not a public servant he was not bound by law to declare his assets. PPP should be focused and stop this pettiness.
Everyone knows Paa Kwesi Nduom is a traitor after Npp helped him become mp and minister he stabbed them in the back by not supporting them during the run off. He also rejected CPP under whose name he became an Mp. Now his surrogates are out to attack NanaAddo once again. Karma is a bitch. What goes round comes around.
@ Boateng AND THE LIKES.... LISTERN HERE I DONT GET IT WHEN YOU SAY OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULDNT CRITICIZE OTHER OPPOSITION PARTIES. ARE THEY NOT IN THE SAME RACE, MUST THEY ALWAYS CRITICIZE THE PARTY IN POWER. ONE OBVIOUS SHORTFALL OF NPP IS THAT THEY LACK LOGIC.
Is Nana Addo the EC? Go to court and make your case, and stop fighting "wind".
I thank e Almighty God that PPP and some others have been disqualified. I respect Paa Kwesi Nduom very much but some of his people like Asamoah Siaw are ***barred word***. Who are you fighting, the Presidency or Nana Akuffo Addo?. Of all your too known you couldn't even fill a simple form and instead of crying your own cry, you are attacking Nana Addo. It serves you right that you have been disqualified. If Paa Kwesi wants to be a president in future he should remove some people like this Asamoah Siaw from his group.
SIAW YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF MOTHER GHANA, YOU CAN SUE NANA ADDO FOR FALSIFYING HIS ASSETS DECLARATION FORM IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE CREDIBLE INFORMATION TO FIGHT HIM. NOBODY ASKED YOU TO ALLOW ONE PERSON TO ENDORSE YOUR NOMINATION FORMS TWICE BUT IT WILL BE EQUALLY PRUDENT FOR YOU GUYS TO STICK TO YOUR ISSUES ON THE TABLE AND STOP ATTACKING NANA ADDO, HE DID NOT DISQUALIFY YOUR CANDIDATE, WHY THIS HATE AND ENVY?
MASSA, THEY IS NO WHERE IN THE LAWS THAT PERSIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD DECLARED THEIR ASSETS. IN ANY CASE, I DON'T THINK THAT NANA ADDO WILL DISOBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND IF THE LAW SAYS HE SHOULD DECLARE HIS ASSETS. PEOPLE SHOULD BETTER READ THE ELECTRAL LAWS OF THE LAND AND STOP DISGRAC1NG THEMSELVES THE THE PPP AND SOME OF THE NDC COMMENTORS HERE ON THIS PLATFORM .
NO ONE FEAR THE NAME AKKUFO ADDO, IF HE WANTS POWER WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HE HAS. BEFORE POWER AND AFTER POWER YOU GUYS PAA THEY WAY YOU SUFFERING TO CAMPAIGN SELF WHEN YOU COME TO POWER YOU WILL USE BOTH YOUR HANDS AND LEGS TO PACK TAX PAYERS MONEY.COLLECTING MONEY FROM PEOPLE FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN HE SHOULD DECLARE IF HE HASN'T.WHO IS HE?
HAHAH NPP SUPPORTERS PAA , YOU GUYS ARE FUNNY. I LAUGH ENTER MY BED UNDER. BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST NANA, YOU ARE SHOWERING INSULTS ON THE POOR DISQUALIFIED PPP MAN LOL. BUT ITS TRUE. WHY DIDN'T NANA DECLARE HIS ASSET. MADAM EC, YOU BE MY LADY OO IF ITS TRUE THAT NANA DIDNT DECLARE HIS ASSET PAA THEN AMA GHANA WILL BE ANGRY WITH YOU. AAAAAAH
what is this ppp boy talking about? how can he talk like that? or is he suffering from P.T.S.T?