EC’s Supreme Court appeal ‘a waste of time’ - Prof Kwaku Asare

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Maga 7 years ago

shut up IDIOT. STOP WRITING ON FACEBOOK AND RELOCATE TO SERVE GHANA

shut up IDIOT. STOP WRITING ON FACEBOOK AND RELOCATE TO SERVE GHANA
Onipaba Of Akyem Maase 7 years ago

You do not accept simple mistakes. You don't learn from your own Bad handling of matters. Have you thought about the possible implications should the EC lose the case again? We need experience with minor errors. The EC chair ...
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You do not accept simple mistakes. You don't learn from your own Bad handling of matters. Have you thought about the possible implications should the EC lose the case again? We need experience with minor errors. The EC chair needs to go back home.
akonoba 7 years ago

EC is incompetent, negligence and reskless. JDM incompetent begets EC incompetent.

EC is incompetent, negligence and reskless. JDM incompetent begets EC incompetent.
Mahmoud 7 years ago

After the NDC induced arbitrary disqualifications of presidential candidates was quashed by the Accra High Court, what Ayaria said was not different from what the majority of Ghanaians believes and said about the EC and its i ...
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After the NDC induced arbitrary disqualifications of presidential candidates was quashed by the Accra High Court, what Ayaria said was not different from what the majority of Ghanaians believes and said about the EC and its incompetent chair lady, Madam Charlotte Alata. After twisting the neck of all the laws governing the selection of EC chairperson and its members in our constitution, Mr. Corrupt and Incompetent then imposed Madam Alata on Ghanaians to steal their verdict for him again.

Believe me; EC has been caught on a number of occasions sleeping in bed with the NDC electoral thieves since 1992, when the so-called P/NDC revolutionaries cunningly changed their Khakis to civilian clothes to enable them perpetuate their dreadful, undemocratic misrule. Until the corrupt generation of those occupying the EC presently is dead and gone, or their corrupt ways changed completely, Ghanaians will continue to believe that they are there only to serve their own interest and the interest of their NDC paymasters.
akonoba 7 years ago

From arrogance to negligence to recklessness. EC lacks credibility. EC is incompetent.

From arrogance to negligence to recklessness. EC lacks credibility. EC is incompetent.
DR TRUTH 7 years ago

THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD USE THE CASE BROUGHT BY EC TO BRING THEM TO ORDER AND WARN THEM STERNLY THEY FACE CONTEMPT OF COURT IF THEY KEEP DISOBEYING COURT ORDERS. NO WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE CONVICTED JAILED CRIMINALS SET FREE ...
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THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD USE THE CASE BROUGHT BY EC TO BRING THEM TO ORDER AND WARN THEM STERNLY THEY FACE CONTEMPT OF COURT IF THEY KEEP DISOBEYING COURT ORDERS. NO WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE CONVICTED JAILED CRIMINALS SET FREE FROM PRISON JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE FILED AN APPEAL. THE EC MUST CARRY OUT THE NDUOM HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT ORDER REGARDLESS OF THE CASE THEY HAVE TAKEN TO SC TILL SC RULES ORDERWISE
Bishop blay 7 years ago

Testing the law is also an essential building block of democracy.

Testing the law is also an essential building block of democracy.
Kwaku Broni 7 years ago

Bishop Blay which law is the EC testing? The CI 94 and the constitution or PNDC law concerning elections and the constitution? I thought the ruling cured only the administrative shortcomings of the EC regarding the nomination ...
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Bishop Blay which law is the EC testing? The CI 94 and the constitution or PNDC law concerning elections and the constitution? I thought the ruling cured only the administrative shortcomings of the EC regarding the nomination filing process? The Judge did not consider the merits of the criminal aspects? The SC is not going to try the criminal aspects of this issue. All they EC should have done is to put the aspirants on the ballot and ask the AG to look into the criminal aspect of their filings later. The SC will throw out this case as frivolous.
The EC are incompetent. They don't even know the path to the SC as the Prof. pointed out, Court of Appeals first, then the Supreme Court. Their request for SC review is on legal shaky grounds ? Amateurs! Wasting precious time.!!
ROSEMARY 7 years ago

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Charlotte Osei EC Boss
It is exactly one month to the crucial Presidential and Parliamentary elections, but everything is in a limbo. Instead of the count-down, we are now counting the number of court suits against the Electoral Commission.

When an Accra High Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Kyei Baffour, ruled on Friday in favour of a petition before it, and ordered the Electoral Commission to allow Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, founder and flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party, to correct the details in his nomination forms and re-submit same for consideration, as part of an elaborate process to put his name on the national presidential ballot paper, it opened the floodgates for more suits against the commission.

Today, lawyers for Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings are expected to move to an Accra High Court, in a case in which the former First Lady is seeking the re-instatement of her name on the 2016 presidential ballot box. Tomorrow, another court in Accra is expected to give a directive on a similar case involving Dr. Edward Nasiri Mahama, the disqualified flagbearer of the People’s National Convention.

There is every indication that the commission would be very busy in court in the preceding days. With the presidential and presidential elections at the home stretch, the Electoral Commission should be more concerned about the election processes, and not petitions.

For me, as a social commentator, the problem should be laid squarely at the doorsteps of President John Dramani Mahama, who thrust the heavy burden of supervision over this nation’s elections on the tiny shoulders of largely, untried and less than clear nationality identity of Mrs. Charlotte Osei.

There two major reasons why I have always believed Mrs. Osei has no business leading the Electoral Commission. If you Google Charlotte Osei to Wikipedia, you would be told that Charlotte’s mother was a Nigerian. The old lady visited her ancestors about six months ago.

Charlotte herself was born in Nigeria. We have a Constitution, which states clearly in Article 44 (1) thus: “A person is not qualified to be appointed a member of the Electoral Commissioner unless he (or she) is qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament.

Article 94 (1) on qualification and eligibility of a Member of Parliament states: “Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall not be qualified to be a Member of Parliament, unless he (or she) is a citizen of Ghana, has attained the age of 21 years, and a registered voter.

Among many others, “a person shall not be qualified to be a Member of Parliament if he (or she) owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana.”

Constitutional experts argue that Mrs. Osei could have acquired Ghanaian citizenship through the father, listed as Kesson-Smith, or through marriage to the person known as Mr. Osei, definitely a Ghanaian name. Be it as it may, Kesson-Smith is one name that could resonate in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria.

What is never in dispute is that while a student at the University of Ghana, Charlotte refused to be identified with Ghana. She was known and called ‘Ama Alata.’ I do not believe any true Ghanaian would want to be identified as ‘Alata.’

Mrs. Charlotte Osei obtained her Masters in Law at the Queens University in Canada. A number of her mates were Ghanaians. Charlotte decided, out of her own volition, to join the Nigerian International Students Association at the university. By then, her room-mate was Lady Julia, now wife of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. I am told that there was a vibrant Ghana International Students Association, but our current Chairperson of the Electoral Commission turned her back on the Ghanaian association.

For her, she was a Nigeri
JOHN 7 years ago

YOUR HATRED FOR MAHAMA AND ANYONE HE APPOINTS IS EATING YOU UP. IF YOU WANT TO GO OVER WHAT YOU'VE WRITTEN, IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO THE MATTER IN DISCUSSION. CAN YOU LIVE TO THE END OF 2017 AFTER MAHAMA HAS DEFEATED NANA ADDO ...
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YOUR HATRED FOR MAHAMA AND ANYONE HE APPOINTS IS EATING YOU UP. IF YOU WANT TO GO OVER WHAT YOU'VE WRITTEN, IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO THE MATTER IN DISCUSSION. CAN YOU LIVE TO THE END OF 2017 AFTER MAHAMA HAS DEFEATED NANA ADDO AGAIN?. I DOUBT. YOUR FRUSTRATION AND JEALOUSY THAT A NORTHNER IS RULING GHANA WILL KILL YOU
Emil Akoma 7 years ago

"...Stephen Kwaku Asare a US-based Ghanaian law professor..."

Above isn't correct.

KWAKU AZAR of Ghanaweb SIL teaches Accounting in Florida. He is a qualified Lawyer, anyway.

Long live Ghana

"...Stephen Kwaku Asare a US-based Ghanaian law professor..."

Above isn't correct.

KWAKU AZAR of Ghanaweb SIL teaches Accounting in Florida. He is a qualified Lawyer, anyway.

Long live Ghana
Paa Nii 7 years ago

This useless woman has some nerve oo. This is all going to end very badly for her when the Supreme Court rules against the EC’s appeal.

This useless woman has some nerve oo. This is all going to end very badly for her when the Supreme Court rules against the EC’s appeal.
ROGUE LAWYER 7 years ago

These are the same people who claim to be apostles of law , why did not say nduom going to high court was a waste time? but EC who think that office of the president must be given to people of high integrity , so any person v ...
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These are the same people who claim to be apostles of law , why did not say nduom going to high court was a waste time? but EC who think that office of the president must be given to people of high integrity , so any person vying for must do things in it high standard and appropriate forms.

if that be the case why are some people want a change in the presidency? then we should all point to mahama some of his mistakes to correct them -there is no need to campaign for change
Kwaku Broni 7 years ago

Rouge Lawyer, I am yet to see an Angel run for President anywhere on this planet earth? Can you name any politician who is perfect? How about Charlotte Osei as the EC chair? A model of perfection? If Strict adherence to some ...
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Rouge Lawyer, I am yet to see an Angel run for President anywhere on this planet earth? Can you name any politician who is perfect? How about Charlotte Osei as the EC chair? A model of perfection? If Strict adherence to some public policy standard were adhered to most of our leaders will be in jail. Does anyone thinks allowing the disqualified aspirant run for President will change the potential result of who will ultimately win? Allowing them to run deepens our Democracy for inclusiveness. That is the reason Parliament ensured that in CI 94 amendments can be made to filings during the nomination period. This is what is lost on the EC and their NDC symphathizers.! The lessons of good leadership is to realize you are not the most important or intelligent person in the room always. Arrogance is the bane of all failed leaders.
Bbb 7 years ago

EC is the annexation of the NDC government.She is actually acting under Mahama's orders.Strange but is TRUE.

EC is the annexation of the NDC government.She is actually acting under Mahama's orders.Strange but is TRUE.
MOOJOO 7 years ago

I FEEL SORRY FOR EDUCATED AND HIGH RANKING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON TO TALK RUBBISH TO THE PRESS
THESE FEW DAYS DIFFERENT PROFS AND SO CALLED INTELLECTUALS COME OUT WITH ABSOLUTE RUBBISH ABOUT ISSUES ...
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I FEEL SORRY FOR EDUCATED AND HIGH RANKING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON TO TALK RUBBISH TO THE PRESS
THESE FEW DAYS DIFFERENT PROFS AND SO CALLED INTELLECTUALS COME OUT WITH ABSOLUTE RUBBISH ABOUT ISSUES THEY HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF
GHANA IS A DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND FUNDS ARE LIMITED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
POLITICIANS WHO PROMISE HEAVEN AND EARTH FOR THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL
THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL FOR WHAT THEY WISH MIGHT HAPPEN AND THAT WILL BE A DISASTER FOR GHANA
Padi Partey 7 years ago

Masa better shut Up ur stinky mouth And live in ur US and stop monging war in Ghana Mr professor

Masa better shut Up ur stinky mouth And live in ur US and stop monging war in Ghana Mr professor
Ay3ka 7 years ago

Surprised these News portals keep referring to him as a Law Professor!
And is it not an irony and pure mischief for an individual calling for a speedy resolution of the disqualification matter, to be harping on the proper pr ...
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Surprised these News portals keep referring to him as a Law Professor!
And is it not an irony and pure mischief for an individual calling for a speedy resolution of the disqualification matter, to be harping on the proper procedure the EC's legal team ought to follow?
EFA poku 7 years ago

My fellow Ghanaians, who is ready to save us from this arrogant woman madam charlote osei ?the supreme court ?the national peace council?,Npp ayikoo,you said it ,but the Battle is still the LORD

My fellow Ghanaians, who is ready to save us from this arrogant woman madam charlote osei ?the supreme court ?the national peace council?,Npp ayikoo,you said it ,but the Battle is still the LORD
Ideology London 7 years ago

Why all the insults on this woman, only following the rules.

Why all the insults on this woman, only following the rules.
DEAR 7 years ago

Prof Kwaku Asare seems a fake lawyer. He should ask himself: Why did PPP go to court in the first? PPP could have accepted the disqualification.

Prof Kwaku Asare seems a fake lawyer. He should ask himself: Why did PPP go to court in the first? PPP could have accepted the disqualification.
edi 7 years ago

You are some of the people who bought or stole certificates and now sitting there calling yourself a lawyer..Some people`s positions, i don`t envy it...not genuinely earned certificates.

You are some of the people who bought or stole certificates and now sitting there calling yourself a lawyer..Some people`s positions, i don`t envy it...not genuinely earned certificates.
Ali, Toronto 7 years ago

Is this the first time a petitioner has gone directly to the Supreme Court? There are several instances, but it was only 4 years ago that Akuffo and NPP went straight to the top court to contest election results. In order to ...
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Is this the first time a petitioner has gone directly to the Supreme Court? There are several instances, but it was only 4 years ago that Akuffo and NPP went straight to the top court to contest election results. In order to safeguard the election calendar, is it not reasonable that the EC would cut through the chase and go straight to the top court? There is ‘extenuating circumstances’ argument to be made.
On the substance of the case, it is not a waste of time, and it’s not reckless to seek finality on whether or not EC acted within its authority and powers in rejecting nomination applications completed FRAUDULENTLY; in essence if the EC should provide a nomination period to afford the chance for fraud (not errors) to be so-called corrected.
Ideology London 7 years ago

Are you a good lawyer or just against Mahama.

Are you a good lawyer or just against Mahama.
MOO 7 years ago

Mr professor you should ... Than what you are saying. In the US where you resides if you present documents in court with two deferent signatures for one person your will be change for forgeries so what on earth is deferent fr ...
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Mr professor you should ... Than what you are saying. In the US where you resides if you present documents in court with two deferent signatures for one person your will be change for forgeries so what on earth is deferent from what the EC is saying?

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