Five political parties-National Democratic Congress (NDC), Convention People’s Party(CPP), All People’s Congress(APC), Liberal Party of Ghana, and Great Consolidated People’s Party(GCPP) have filed a suit against the Electoral Commission(EC) over what they described as the latter’s unlawful and unreasonable decision to restrict centres for the upcoming Limited Voter Registration exercise to their District Offices.
The parties argue in the writ of summons filed at the Supreme Court, yesterday, that EC’s decision to restrict the centers of voter registration to their district offices has the potential to deprive many eligible voters of their right to be registered as voters and to vote in public elections.
The parties have also filed an Application for Interlocutory Injunction to restrain the EC from proceeding with the announced limited voter registration exercise pending the final determination of the substantive matter.
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Director of the NDC stated in a statement to the media that “This is only the first of a series of actions that the parties intend to take to compel the EC to conduct the impending limited voter registration exercise at the electoral area level to give all eligible voters access to the process in line with the letter and spirit of Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution, Regulation 2(1)(2) of C.I 91 and the EC’s own time-tested practices.”
The Registrar of the Supreme Court, according to Sammy Gayamfi, has hinted the Electoral Commission that the date for the Application for Interlocutory Injunction to be moved would be given on Monday upon the expressed instructions of the Chief Justice of the Republic.
In the meantime, the writ has been duly served on the Electoral Commission.
