Court orders EC to reinstate Nduom

Kojo Emmanuel 12:28 - 28 October 2016

According to the judge, the EC did not adhere to their own regulations spelt in the CI 44.

An Accra High Court has instructed the Electoral Commission (EC) to give an opportunity to the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) to correct errors on their nomination papers.

According to the judge, His Lordship George Kyei Baffour the EC did not adhere to their own regulations spelt in the Constitutional Instrument (CI 44).

"" Justice Eric K. Baffour ruled.

Dr. Nduom was disqualified by the EC because one of his 432 subscribers, Richard Aseda, endorsed the nomination papers in two separate districts in the Central and Volta Regions.

The businessman argued he was unfairly treated because the error could easily be corrected but his appeals to the EC Chairperson, Mrs Charlotte Osei yielded no results.