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Samuel Apea-Danquah, the leader of the Yellow Ghana movement, has requested an interlocutory order to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from printing ballot papers and notices prior to to the general elections scheduled for December 7.
In his application, Mr. Apea-Danquah’s attorney, Martin Kpebu, is pleading with the court to rule that the EC’s decision, as stated in a letter dated September 20, 2024, to disqualify the applicant from running in the 2024 public presidential elections without providing a reason or a hearing opportunity, is a flagrant violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to a hearing.
Apea-Danquah was disqualified along with eight other candidates, Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP), and Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC).
A declaration that the first applicant’s alleged disqualification from running in the 2024 public presidential elections is unlawful is also sought by the applicant, citing violations of Articles 12(1) and (2), 21(3), 23, 34(1), 35(4), 37(2)(b), 37(4), 40(c) and (d), 41(b) and (d), 55(3) and (10) of the 1992 Constitution, and Regulation 9 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I.127).
Apea-Danquah, who was disqualified, has insisted repeatedly that the EC’s ruling was founded on false information.
The documents sighted by Ghanatodayonline.com reveal that the counsel’s pleas include “but is not limited to printing the notice of poll and ballot papers, holding meetings with candidates it has deemed qualified, or engaging in any election-related activities that prejudice or undermine the rights and legal interests of the Applicant/Applicant and other disqualified candidates pending the final determination of the Applicant/Applicant’s substantive suit before this Honourable Court as per the grounds herein and for any other orders that the court may deem fit.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
