On Thursday the court ordered the Electoral Commission (EC), to clean the register by removing the names of dead persons and expunge the names of persons who registered and voted in the 2012 elections using the National Health Insurance card as a proof of identity.
The ruling come after a case was brought to the Supreme Court by the former People’s National Convention Youth Organiser, Abu Ramadan, and associates.
Speaking on Citi FM, Cudjoe said the court ruling was a “bit baffling” since it failed to grant the plaintiffs more reliefs including fixing Ghana’s ID system.
“I found that ruling and the reliefs given not bold enough. Maybe the Supreme Court may not go ahead and suggest that fix your ID system because you did not take it to court but that is where we depart. In other jurisdictions, the judges have been on record for saying things, or making recommendations actually way beyond what people will ask for,” he said.
Meanwhile, lawyer for the two plaintiffs for the case has hinted of a possibility of them going back to court for clarity on the judgment pronounced on the case.
According to Nana Asante Bediatuo who represented the plaintiffs, clarity might be necessary given the different interpretations people are giving to the verdict .
Some have argued the court did not order the removal of names of persons who registered with the NHIA cards from the electoral roll.
But Nana Asante Bediatuo said his clients did not seek the deletion of names of persons who registered with NHIA card but it sought the deletion of ineligible persons from the roll, and that is what the court has granted.
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