The High Court in Accra will today, Tuesday November 1, hear three separate cases of flag bearers of three political parties: the All People’s Congress (APC), National Democratic Party (NDP) and the People’s National Convention (PNC) challenging their disqualification from the 2016 presidential race.
The court will hear the oral argument of lawyers of the APC’s Hassan Ayariga, and the Electoral Commission (EC).
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings of the NDP and Dr Edward Mahama of the PNC will also be in court for a first hearing of their case against the EC.
Mrs Rawlings filed a fresh suit last week after Justice K Koomson’s dismissal of her earlier suit against the EC challenging her disqualification.
The three flag bearers were among 10 others disqualified from running in the election due to anomalies on their nomination forms presented to the EC.
The EC on Monday October 31 filed an appeal against a High Court ruling that ordered the election management body to allow the Progressive People’s Party’s flag bearer, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, to correct certain mistakes he made on his nomination form for which reason he was disqualified from the race.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
