Asante Akim North lawmaker Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi , has said it is legally proper that the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is given a hearing on the reasons for their disqualification from contesting in the 2024 elections.
For him, it is only fair that they are given a hearing although it does not mean that they will automatically be accepted.
“It is fair that you respond to the legal principle of natural justice, give them a hearing. Giving them a hearing does not mean that they will scale up the hurdle,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, September 21.
Meanwhile, the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has announced a decision to sue the Electoral Commission (EC) over their disqualification from the 2024 general elections.
National Chair of the PPP Nana Ofori Owusu, said the EC failed to give them a hearing on the reason for their disqualification.
He said that there was inconsistency in the communication from the Electoral Commission to the PPP announcing their disqualification from contesting in the presidential election.
“They did not give me the opportunity to to correct or be heard,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 21.
The reasons given by Jean Mensa at the press conference were different from the letter they wrote to us, all they said in their letter to us was that they identified several errors and omissions in the forms. This is different from her verbal communications, he said.
“My right has been truncated, they did not even give us a hearing,” he added.
Out of the 24 presidential aspirants who filed nominations last week, The PPP is amongst 11 of them who have been disqualified by the EC. Most of the disqualified aspirants are Independent candidates.
“Following the successful conduct of the Filing of Nominations from the 9th of September to the 13th of September, 2024, the Commission instituted a thorough examination of the Nomination Forms submitted by the Candidates to ensure conformity with requirements as set out in law,” the press release announced.
“The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that the following persons have successfully gone through the Nomination process and qualify to contest as Candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election,” it concluded.
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