A High Court in Accra has rejected an injunction request by the Yellow Ghana Movement to stop the Electoral Commission (EC) from printing the Notice of Poll and ballot papers for the December 7 general election.
The court’s decision, made on Thursday, November 14, was due to the belief that the case did not have any legal merit and was without foundation.
The request was submitted by Martin Kpebu on behalf of his client, Mr. Samuel Apea-Danquah, a presidential candidate who was disqualified.
Kpebu contended that the EC’s disqualification of Apea-Danquah violated his fundamental right to be heard. The decision did not clearly state the reasons for disqualification and did not give the candidate a chance to rectify any errors. Apea-Danquah, along with Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP), and eight other presidential candidates, were disqualified.
Apea-Danquah filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that his disqualification violated various constitutional provisions, including Articles 12(1) and (2), 21(3), as well as other rights under the 1992 Constitution and Regulation 9 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I.127).
Apea-Danquah has claimed that the Electoral Commission’s reasons for disqualification were baseless, labeling the decision as being made on false information. The court’s decision, however, has allowed the Electoral Commission to proceed with the preparation and distribution of election materials, paving the way for the upcoming elections.
