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The Supreme Court’s controversial interference with electoral issues

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06-29 04:36
 
 
 
WHO IS THIS ANIMAL MENSAH AGAIN Now every fool want to be heard,

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aikins
06-29 04:36
 
 
 
 
Re: WHO IS THIS ANIMAL MENSAH AGAIN Very brilliant argument

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A B C
06-29 05:59
 
 
 
 
 
END RESULT= NEW VOTER REGISTER Why then not compile new voters register to avoid this hulabaloo.

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LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
06-29 11:05
 
 
 
 
shameful article.... Kudos aikins,imagine a person who reside in Germany writing such a cheap article. I was thinking he would even advice the EC chairlady to go and learn from the Germans since it's shares land boarders with 9 countries,Germany

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Aj
06-29 09:29
 
 
 
Why is NDC Against Removal of NHIA Names Who is the loser and who benefits if NHIS names are deleted and those affected asked to re-register? Are the people who register with NHIS cards NDCi, NPP, CPP, PNC...? We don't know. So why is NDC and the EC against? Weird?

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Ben
06-29 05:38
 
 
 
 
Where's is "let my vote count" Because it was lawful as at the time those cards were used and the law doesn't take retrospective . In any case, what happens to many people who used the NHIA CARDS prior to the 2008 elections and subsequently used the voter

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Calculus
06-29 06:17
 
 
 
 
 
grow up. Ooops calculus, your name should've help you to make smart decision but I'm afraid your thinking IQ is not up to the name.laws are make for the people but people are not make for the laws,the so called white man refer your co

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Aj
06-29 09:44
 
 
 
THE SUPREME COURT ORDER IS WORRYING The SC decision to order the EC to submit the names of those registered with NHIS cards is worrying if it is an attempt to disenfranchise them. In Ghana we don't any any credible database for the purpose of identification and

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vigour
06-29 04:41
 
 
 
 
Re: THE SUPREME COURT ORDER IS WORRYING The Supreme Court should not poke its nose into the affairs if the Electoral Commission on behalf of any party. The EC is an independent body charged with responsibility of organising election and seeing to it that the electo

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Nee Adjei-Blebo
06-29 08:37
 
 
 
 
Re: THE SUPREME COURT ORDER IS WORRYING Vigour, do you believe in the supremacy of the 1992 constitution? If yes,then there is no need for you to worry.

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K Mensah
06-29 19:17
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer Very intelligent piece. I have observed for some time that the supreme court is becoming something else in this country and if we do not check it they can grow to become an albatross on our neck. npp seems to presumed the sup

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olu
06-29 04:53
 
 
 
 
Supreme Court Olu you and Mensah probably have not read our 1992 constitution and if you have, you both do not comprehend the role and powers conferred by the constitution on the various branches and institutions created under the constitu

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Kwaku Broni
06-30 06:25
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer Well spoken. The Supreme Court is working for the NPP. We all heard Kennedy agyepong insulting the EC referring to the Chief Justice bad comment. We are waiting for the 30th June.

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Think well
06-29 05:58
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer This kind of analysis is not what the NPP wants to hear.Members of the opposition have already made up their minds to find any means possible to make it hell for the governing party.Thus the SC needs to move cautiously as it

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Kwobia (Toronto)
06-29 07:29
 
 
 
SC SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL The SC is beating a civil war drum . They are steping their bounds and doing everything possible to entrech their choice in Ghana as president. Have they thought of those who registered with a driving licence? Whose int

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Ex- soldier
06-29 09:06
 
 
 
ABU RAMADAN IS TAKING GHANA FOR RIDE Any judgement without evidence is bogus.The SC should not allow Abu Ramadan to take Ghana for ride because he could not provide any evidence in court that some foreigners have registered and voted with NHIS Cards in the 2012

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BOY KOFI
06-29 08:25
 
 
 
SHAMEFUL SC The SC IN ITS INTIMIDATING IDEAS IN FAVOR OF NPP'S DEMAND OF DELETING NAMES OF HNIS CARD USERS IS ACTUALLY IN DELUSION.IS THE HOPE OF NPP TO WIN THE ELECTION ONLY DEPENDS UPON REMOVING THE NAMES OF HNIS CARD HOLDERS

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Kwame Addo
06-29 08:56
 
 
 
 
Call for review and report to UNCOHR... Anyone or group of people to be deprived of the right to universal adult suffrage have the right to appeal to the same Supreme Court of Ghana to review its own ruling sitting relevant U.N. Conventions that Ghana has signed to

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Kwame
06-29 09:44
 
 
 
 
FOOLISH TALK The SC IN ITS INTIMIDATING IDEAS IN FAVOR OF NDC AND RULED FOR THEM IN THE ELECTION PETITION, ISN'T IT?

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LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
06-29 11:10
 
 
 
HYPOCRATIC GHANAIANS The writer's position is nothing strange to me. It again goes to show the hypocrisy of Ghanaians. But did the same SC controversially interferred in the results of the last election? Twea!

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KOFI BUSANGA
06-29 10:19
 
 
 
SUPREME COURT IS OVER REACHING The SC is supposed to be an august body responsible for interpreting the law should the need arise.They are there to review decisions of lower courts and not to be involved in every street fight brought before it.Moreover,the

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Kojo Krachie
06-29 10:34
 
 
 
Supreme Court Interfering? Ha ha ha, the apogee of hypocrisy. Was is not this same Supreme Court that declared John Mahama President despite the several proved transgressions of our electoral laws? Today, the same Court is interferring? The Akans say '

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Kwame Kangrumaka
06-29 11:06
 
 
 
Come Clear The same constitution mandates the Supreme Court to bring errant state institutions to order. You are currently in a safe haven in Germany and would not be affected by any civil insurrections. your political lenses would not

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original
06-29 11:49
 
 
 
what is wrong with nhis cards can those holding NHIS Cards have medical Treatment identyfying themselves only with nhis cardso or they Need other Cards. if the nhis Cards are so wrong then ghanaians in General cannot attend to their healt issues.the sc s

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tiger
06-29 11:52
 
 
 
 
NHIS CARD HOLDERS ARE NOT ALL GHANAIANS Tiger, you have a problem, foreigners can access health care but to choose our leaders for us. With nhis, any foreigner who has been in our country for at least six months can register for the nhis. I don't even know your pro

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Prof Okong
06-30 12:49
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer How many people will remember that they had registered with NHIS cards and take advantage to re-register when the EC. 'reopens the registration process for them?

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kojo kromponi
06-29 14:51
 
 
 
ndc is a curse to our dear nation Can you also write about the Afare Gyan lying to SC about the people registed in abroad?Did he also presented any document in court? Give us a break.

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Obiba
06-29 15:11
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer Funny write up, what makes you think the court does not have the authority? The fact that NDC won elections does not mean there are no laws in Gjana, ofui.

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ChrisC
06-29 17:06
 
 
 
SC IS RIGHT, STUBBORN EC BOSS N so wat? Wats your problem now, go to court if you are not satisfied wai!

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BISMARK ADJABENG
06-29 18:02
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer Mensah Dekportor, Please go and read lawyer Akoto Ampaw's article above. It will do you a lot of good.

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K Mensah
06-29 19:13
 
 
 
Re: Ghana’s Supreme Court’s Controversial Interfer U have right of appeal if u think the supreme court has erred or the court shouldn't interfere with national issue

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Sid
06-29 23:47