Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and her running mate, Kojo Mensah Sosuh, have petitioned the Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei, through private legal practitioner, Ace Ankomah, to reinstate them, after they were disqualified from participating in the December presidential elections, alongside twelve other aspirants.<\/p>\n
According to the Electoral Commission, the NDP Flagbearer, who faces\u00a0a second disqualification<\/a><\/strong><\/span> after a similar experience in 2012 that made it impossible for her to contest, erred in the filling of her nomination forms.<\/p>\n In explaining the NDP\u2019s disqualification, the EC said that, \u201cThe Commission is unable to accept Mrs. Rawlings\u2019 nomination because the number of subscribers to her forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation 7 (2) (b) of CI 94. One subscriber on page 89 of her nomination forms is not a validly registered voter, and illegally registered twice and so is on the Exclusion list of multiple voters. Details are Salifu Abdulai District: Nanumba South, Voter ID no: 6617004814 (28.3.2012), Voter ID no: 2126900022 (04.8.2014).\u201d<\/p>\n But in a letter addressed to the EC Chair by Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah chambers, they stated that their clients disagree with the disqualification since in their view, it is not grounded in law.<\/p>\n The lawyers say they have instructions of their clients, to proceed to court if the Commission fails to reinstate them within 24-hours of receiving the letter.<\/p>\n Click here for the NDP\u2019s letter to the Electoral Commission\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n –
\nBy: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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