Obey Your Own Rules – High Court To EC
An Accra High Court has asked Ghana’s Electoral Commission to adhere to its own rules in the conduct of the 2016 general elections. The court made the remark when it gave a judgment in a case...
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EC Flouted Its Own Rules
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana was “unreasonable” in disqualifying the flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) from the 2016 presidential race, a senior lecturer at the...
I’ve Had Tonnes of Goodwill Messages
Lead counsel for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has revealed that he has received several congratulatory messages from friends and colleague lawyers from around the world...
Our Credibility Is Intact
The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked assertions that its credibility is now in question following an Accra High Court ruling that it erred by not granting Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of...
Nduom Sails Through In Court Over Disqualification
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) has sailed through in court following a ruling by the Accra High Court that the Electoral Commission's refusal to afford him the opportunity...
My Victory Is Great For Democracy
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has welcomed an Accra High Court ruling nullifying his disqualification from the 2016 presidential race. According to the...
EC Acted Ultra Vires
The decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to disqualify some flag bearers from contesting in the December 7 presidential election was “perverse, ultra vires and fatally flawed”, Kwaku Asare,...
Elmina Goes ‘wild’ For Nduom
Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo in jubilant mood with the PPP after the court's rulings The town of Elmina – the home of the flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party – Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom in the...
Allow All Aspirants To Make Corrections
Former Attorney General, Nii Ayikoi Otoo has said the Electoral Commission must be “advised” to invite all the disqualified flag bearers to effect the necessary corrections on their nomination...
PPP’s Victory Shows Our Laws Are Working – Ayariga
The court victory by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) against the Electoral Commission on Friday, 28 October, shows “ours laws are working”, flag bearer of the All People’s Congress...
Konadu Returns With Fresh Suit
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has filed a fresh suit at an Accra High Court, seeking an interlocutory injunction to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from posting any notices of polls of...
High Court Rules In Nduom’s Favour; EC To Reverse Disqualification
An Accra High court has reversed a decision by the Electoral Commission to disqualify flagbearer of the Progressive Peoples Party from contesting the December 7 elections. Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom and 12...
Court Orders EC To Correct Errors On Nduom’s Nomination Forms
An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to correct errors on the nomination forms submitted to it by the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom....
Nduom Floors EC Over Disqualification
An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to afford the Progressive People’s Party candidate Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom the opportunity to make the necessary corrections on their...
EC’s Disqualification of Nduom Quashed
The Progressive People's Party will have an opportunity to rectify errors on the forms of its presidential candidate to enable him contest the upcoming December elections. This follows a High Court...
Nduom Wins! He Can Correct Errors – Court Declares
An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to give Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, leader of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) the opportunity to rectify errors on his nomination form. Dr....
PPP Supporters Protest Ahead of the Court’s Final Judgement
Supporters of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) have taken to the streets of Accra this morning to protest ahead of the final judgement on the court hearing of a suit the party filed against the...
PPP Supporters Protest Ahead of the Court Final Judgement
Supporters of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) have taken to the streets of Accra this morning to protest ahead of the final judgement on the court hearing of a suit the party filed against the...
Dismissal of Konadu’s Case Was Not Surprising – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner, lawyer Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the decision by the Accra High Court to struck out the initial lawsuit challenging the disqualification of Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings...
Dismissal of Nana Konadu’s Suit Victory For Procedural Law – Lecturer
A law lecturer has lauded the decision by an Accra High Court to strike out a suit in which the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) flagbearer, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings was challenging her...