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| L-R Dr. Nduom, Edward Mahama, Hassan Ayariga, Nana Konadu, Akua Donkor |
The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected the
nominations of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP),
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings of National Democratic Party and 11 other
presidential candidates in the upcoming December polls.
Chairperson of the Commission, Charlotte Osei said
the disqualified aspirants did not meet the criteria for filing as president.
The rejected political parties are; Ghana Freedom
Party (GFP), United Progressive Party (UPP), Reformed Patriotic Democrats
(RPD), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), and the Great Consolidated People’s
Party (GCPP).
The rest include; United Front Party (UFP), All
People’s Congress (APC), National Democratic Party (NDP), and the Independent
People’s Party (IPP).
The four presidential candidates who successfully
went through the process are the flagbearers of the New Patriotic Party, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, President John Mahama,
Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet and an independent
candidate, Jacob Yeboah.
Explaining reasons for disqualifying PPP’s Dr Nduom,
the EC boss said due diligence was not paid in the filling of the nomination
form of the entrepreneur.
She said one Richard Antwi Aseda with the voter’s ID
number 7812003957 endorsed Dr Nduom’s nomination form as a voter of both the
Central and Volta Region, an act that contradicts the laws governing elections
in Ghana.
EC's directive for presidential nominees includes
the following;
5. (1) A candidate for election as President shall
be nominated on a separate nomination form in a manner determined by the
Commission.
(2) The nomination form for each candidate in an
election for President shall
(a) be signed by the candidate;
(b) be signed by not less than two persons who are
registered voters in the area of authority of each district assembly;
(c) designate a person to serve as Vice President;
and
(d) be delivered to the Commission on or before the
day appointed as nomination day in relation to the election.
(3) The nomination form shall be in quadruplicate
and shall be delivered personally by
(a) the presidential candidate, or
(b) the person who proposes or seconds the
presidential candidate's nomination between the hours of nine in the morning
and twelve noon and the hours of two and five in the afternoon on or before the
nomination day.
(4) A person shall not nominate more than one
candidate in a presidential election.
(5) The Chairman of the Commission shall be the
returning officer for the purpose of the election of President.
The failure to follow through this directive which
is rooted in the rules and regulations governing the elections among others,
the Commission was unable to accept the nominations of the 13 presidential
candidates.
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