Judgement on suit challenging validity of current voters' register fixed for May 5th

The Supreme Court has fixed the 5th of next month for judgement on the suit challenging the validity of the current voters' register. 

The suit was filed by a former National Youth Organizer of the PNC, Abu Ramadan and one other, Evans Nimako against the EC and the Attorney General. 

The seven panel of judges chaired by the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood sought to find out from counsel for the EC, Thaddeus Sory if the Commission has a database on the percentage of voters who used the various national identification cards for the registration. 

In a response, Mr Sory said a database exists but does not reflect the type of identification used for the registration. 

He however told the court that a manual process could be used to gather that information. 

Meanwhile, the PNC's application to be joined to the suit of Abu Ramadan versus the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. 

The PNC wanted to be joined to the suit claiming that it will be affected by the outcome of the action as a party. 

But the Court said there is no merit in the party's application. 

The court however declined to give reasons for its decision but said it will be given in the judgement of the substantive suit. 

Counsel for the plaintiffs, Nana Asante Bediatuo, opposed the application describing it as a channel to frustrate and disrupt the proceedings. 

Abu Ramadan who is a former National Youth Organizer of the PNC and one other, Evans Nimako have sued the EC over claims that the current voters' register is flawed and therefore not qualified to be used for the impending general election. 

The plaintiffs are therefore praying the court to declare the voters' register null and void.


GBC