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<\/p>\nAn Accra High Court has asked Ghana\u2019s Electoral Commission to adhere to its own rules in the conduct of the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n
The court made the remark when it gave a judgment in a case brought by the Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP) which was challenging the disqualification of its flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom form this year\u2019s presidential race.<\/p>\n
The EC disqualified the PPP flagbearer because according to it Nduom\u2019s nomination forms were not properly completed.<\/p>\n
But lawyers of the PPP argued in court that the EC did not give them the chance to correct the errors on their flagbearer’s nomination forms.<\/p>\n
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They had also prayed the court to stop the EC from going ahead with balloting of presidential candidates on the ballot paper.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour on Friday ordered the EC to give the PPP the chance to make the necessary corrections on the nomination forms.<\/p>\n
Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Fred Djabanor reported that \u201caccording to the judge, the regulations, C.I. 94 [the law governing the conduct of the 2016 elections] states clearly that if there is an error within the nomination period or nomination day, any candidate must be afforded the opportunity to correct his error.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe judge further said the EC failed to state clearly what a nomination period was and that what they only did was to just use two days for acceptance of nominations. He said the EC also failed to define what a nomination day and nomination period was\u2026hence the EC couldn\u2019t disqualify Dr. Nduom based on that,\u201d added Djabanor.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"ppp-victory-11\"](\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ppp-victory-11.jpg\")
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