A writ has been filed against the The Electoral Commission (EC)?of Ghana?seeking to annul the organisation of the impending District Assembly elections slated for March 3.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, acting for and on behalf of one Benjamin Eyi Mensah, a fisherman from Winneba in the Central Region has filed the said writ claiming Benjamin Eyi Mensah was denied an opportunity to file his nomination to contest the elections despite meeting all conditions to be registered as a candidate because the EC closed nomination before the maturation of Constitutional Instrument (CI) 85.
Benjamin Mensah wanted to contest as an Assemblyman for the Eyipeh Electoral Area within the Effutu District but?all attempts to get the EC to include his name in the process proved futile, hence the decision to go to court.
He accused the Commission of breaching the constitution with their refusal to adhere to the rules governing the conduct of the elections.
In his writ, the plaintiff seeks the?court to ?order the Electoral Commission to re-open nominations to enable the Plaintiff and other law abiding citizens?to file their nomination forms to participate in the upcoming District Assembly Elections.?
Source: spyGhana.com
