Court to hear EC vrs Nduom case on Monday

10:45 - 04 November 2016

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The hearing follows the Supreme Court’s granting of the EC’s request for an early date for the hearing of the case last week Wednesday.

The Supreme Court has adjourned to Monday, November 7 2016, to hear the suit filed by the Electoral Commission (EC) challenging a high court decision which overturned the EC’s disqualification of the Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum.

The EC went to the Supreme to seek clarity following the High Court’s ruling that quashed its decision to disqualify the PPP’s presidential candidate.

Background

A ruling by the High Court last week compelled the commission to allow Dr Nduom to correct errors he made on his nomination forms for which reason he was disqualified from the race.

But the Electoral Commission subsequently filed an appeal to challenge the High Court ruling asking it to allow the Progressive People’s Party flagbearer to correct the mistakes he made.

The election management body resorted to the Supreme Court to seek review of the High court ruling.

An earlier statement signed by the Head of Communications at the EC, Eric Dzakpasu, and copied to Pulse.com.ghsaid: “Having carefully studied the contents of the judgment, we respectfully disagree with the High Court judge’s decision on several essential legal and public policy grounds.