The Electoral Commission has asked the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), to bring before it, one Mr. Richard Aseda, who subscribed to the party’s flagbearer’s forms in two different districts.
The EC’s letter to the PPP and others, comes barely hours after the Supreme Court ordered it to allow all the aspirants to correct the errors on their forms.
The EC, which had gone to the Supreme Court to quash a High Court ruling that favoured Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, also wanted the Court to make a determination to affect all the other pending suits.
Portions of the EC’s letter copied to the PPP and cited by citifmonline.com reads; “Kindly take the requisite steps to procure the attendance of Mr. Richard Aseda (who is listed as a subscriber on pages 21 and 39 of your nomination) at the head office of the Commission, prior to the close of nomination, to confirm that he actually subscribed to your forms and the district in which he is subscribed,” a letter from the EC stated.
It also said ” Please find attached a list of other concerns and discrepancies found on your nomination form within the extended nomination period. These include signatures which do not tally across copies of your form.”
The Commission disqualified the PPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Nduom, and 11 others because there were errors on their nomination forms.
With respect to the PPP, the EC accused Mr. Aseda of subscribing to Nduom’s forms at two different districts. But the PPP and other parties sued the commision for taking such action against them but the EC went to the Supreme Court after it was ordered by an Accra High Court to allow the PPP to rectify the errors on Nduom’s form.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday [November 7, 2016] ordered an extension of the nomination period to November 8, 2016. Please be advised that in line with the requirements of law;
i. You must have a minimum of two subscribers in every district of Ghana and that your subscribers are all validly registered voters;
ii. That your subscribers have duly endorsed your nomination papers as required by law.
iii. A subscriber cannot nominate more than one presidential candidate EC writes letter to other disqualified nominees The Electoral Commission has also written letters to the other 11 disqualified parties, pointing out the various errors in their nomination forms, reminding them of the guidelines for the filing of the nomination forms.
Please be advised that in line with the requirements of law;
i. You must have a minimum of two subscribers in every district of Ghana and that your subscribers are all validly registered voters;
ii. That your subscribers have duly endorsed your nomination papers as required by law.
iii. A subscriber cannot nominate more than one presidential candidate
EC writes letter to other disqualified nominees
The Electoral Commission has also written letters to the other 11 disqualified parties, pointing out the various errors in their nomination forms, reminding them of the guidelines for the filing of the nomination forms.
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