The Electoral Commission (EC) \u00a0today [Monday], disqualified thirteen persons who were hoping to contest the country’s presidential elections in December this year.<\/p>\n
The EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, who made the announcement at a news conference, said those disqualified<\/a><\/strong><\/span> failed to meet the necessary requirements in filing their nomination forms.<\/p>\n There were however different reasons for which each of the aspirants\u00a0were disqualified.<\/p>\n Nominations closed today [Monday] with only 17 aspirants presenting their filled forms, although 23 people had picked up forms to contest.<\/p>\n All the parties were supposed to submit their filing fees by midday today [Monday], after an Accra High court dismissed an injunction suit filed by the Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP) in protest against\u00a0the fees.<\/p>\n