Prof. Mills served with writ - under nomination challenge

The Evening News reports in a banner story that the High Court bailiffs on Tuesday served a writ on Professor Atta Mills, the Vice-President and the NDC flagbearer in the case in which his nomination, which was endorsed by Mr. Dan Markin of the DPP, has been challenged.

Deputy High Court Registrar, Mr. J.B. Bannerman, confirmed this when the paper contacted him on Thursday.

Also served with writs, were Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission and Mr. Markin, with all the respondents given seven days within which to enter appearance and 14 days to file their defence before the case would be ripe for full hearing.

According to the paper, one Mr. Isaac Kwadwo Obeng, who describes himself as a voter, on September 25, filed the writ seeking a declaration that the presidential nomination forms of Professor Mills were incompetent due to the presence of the signature of Mr. Dan Markin of the DPP.

The writ states that Mr. Markin lacked the capacity to act as a representative of the DPP in the Progressive Alliance.