Supreme Court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhy no errors were spotted on NDC, NPP form<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen asked by host of Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Richard Dela Sky, why the commission did not spot errors on the already qualified candidates of the National Democratic Congress or the New Patriotic Patriotic Party, Mr. Dzakpasu argued that those forms were not in contention.<\/p>\n\u201cThe issues involving those presidential candidates are not in contention. The Supreme Court was very clear\u2026The Supreme Court did not at any point in time say that we should go back and have a second look at the forms of those other people. In any case their form had passed the time of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Background <\/strong><\/p>\nDr. Papa Kwesi Nduom of the PPP, Dr. Hassan Ayariga, APC, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, NDC, and two others who were among the 12 aspirants who were disqualified from this year’s presidential race, sued the EC and demanded an order from the court to quash the commission\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
The EC subsequently went to the Supreme Court after an Accra High ordered it to allow the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) to correct errors on the forms of Dr. Nduom.<\/p>\n
But the Supreme Court ordered the EC to give the disqualified aspirants a hearing, and also extend the nomination period for two days.<\/p>\n
Parties storm EC to correct errors<\/strong><\/p>\nThe EC adhered to the Supreme Court\u2019s order; but pointed out new errors on the nomination forms of the disqualified\u00a0aspirants.<\/p>\n
Ten out of the 12 disqualified aspirants were able to amend their nomination forms at the close of the extended nomination period on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the parties are expected to ballot for the presidential slots<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Thursday November 10, 2016.<\/p>\n–<\/p>\n
By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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