{"id":266222,"date":"2016-11-08T08:39:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T08:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=266222"},"modified":"2016-11-08T08:39:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T08:39:42","slug":"ec-finds-33-new-errors-on-konadus-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/ec-finds-33-new-errors-on-konadus-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"EC finds 33 new errors on Konadu\u2019s forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), says it has detected 33 new errors on the nomination forms of the National Democratic Party (NDP) presidential nominee, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a Supreme Court judgement on Monday [November 7] that ordered the EC to extend the period of filing of nomination forms to close of day Tuesday, November 8, 2016, and also allow aspirants who were disqualified from the presidential race the opportunity to correct anomalies on their forms that formed the basis for their disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;BJA6gVYVwweRTCtbe4dmiuruSbFQgB7Y&#8221;]The Electoral Commission in a letter to the NDP said the errors must be corrected by 5pm today [November 8], to enable the party\u2019s nominee contest in the upcoming presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>But according to a statement signed by the General Secretary of the NDP, Mohammed Frimpong, the EC\u2019s announcement of new errors is \u2018unfair\u2019 and \u2018absurd\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The party said it was saddened\u00a0by the turn of events, as the EC had only informed them of only one anomaly that formed the basis for the disqualification of its presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2018Why Konadu was disqualified\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On October 10, 2016 the Electoral Commission said it could not accept the nomination forms of the party\u2019s candidate because the number of subscribers on her forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation (2) (b) of CI 94.<\/p>\n<p>It said on page 89 of the forms, one of the subscribers was not validly registered as a voter and illegally registered twice and was therefore on the Commission\u2019s Exclusion list of multiple voters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018NDP to go to court\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Democratic Party (NDP), has threatened to go back to the court over the matter, describing it as an \u201coppressive tactic\u201d by the EC to ensure its presidential nominee does not contest in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>The NDP in their statement said the\u00a0discovery of new errors \u201cis not right. This cannot be legal. This is a clear violation of our human rights.. We reject this trick of the EC. We reject this clear attempt at victimisation by the EC,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling on the Electoral Commission to immediately desist its oppressive tactics and with immediate effect reverse this illegal demand of us; else we would have no option but to return to court,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full NDP statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266238\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NDP1.jpg\" alt=\"ndp1\" width=\"564\" height=\"795\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-266239\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NDP2.jpg\" alt=\"ndp2\" width=\"564\" height=\"787\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-266240\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NDP3.jpg\" alt=\"ndp3\" width=\"564\" height=\"662\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), says it has detected 33 new errors on the nomination forms of the National Democratic Party (NDP) presidential nominee, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. 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