NDP drags EC to court over disqualification

The National Democratic Party (NDP) and two others have dragged the Electoral Commission (EC) to court over the disqualification of its Flag bearer, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, from contesting in the upcoming December 7, 2016 presidential election.

NDP, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her running mate, Mr Kodjo Mensah Sosuh, want the court to order the EC to rescind its decision and accordingly allow the applicants to stand for the December 7, 2016 presidential election.

The applicants are seeking 15 reliefs from the court and among them are a declaration that the EC’s acts and decision to disqualify Nana Konadu are “unfair, unreasonable, arbitrary, capricious and prejudiced against the applicants; not in accordance with due process of law and do not comply on the requirements imposed on the 1st Respondent by law.”

The first respondent is the EC, while the Attorney-General has been attached as the second respondent.

Among the reliefs, the applicants are also seeking an order quashing the EC’s October 10, 2016 decision not to accept the applicants’ nominations, as well as an order prohibiting and restraining the EC, its chairperson, commissioners and agents from acting or taking any steps pursuant to the October 10, 2016 decision.

They are also praying the court for a declaration that Nana Konadu and Mr Sosuh stand duly, legally and properly nominated as the NDP’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees for the 2016 presidential elections.