The Head of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzie Tamekloe, has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying the party’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central, Joana Cudjoe.
He described the decision as “mischievous” and “disingenuous.”
Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, Mr Tamekloe expressed confusion over the EC’s reasoning for disqualifying the NDC candidate.
He argued that, the EC’s reference to an interlocutory injunction from the Sekondi High Court, related to her election during the May 12 primary, was unjustified.
“The disqualification is based on an injunction from the Sekondi High Court, which is highly mischievous. The EC was a party to the court case and was present during the proceedings. They even supervised the rerun election after we annulled the initial one. For Samuel Tettey to now cite this injunction is completely disingenuous,” he remarked.
Mr Tamekloe accused the EC of bias, suggesting it had deliberately disqualified Joana Gyan Cudjoe.
“When the EC opened nominations, the party submitted Joana as its candidate. After that, there were signs that the notice of poll printing was being delayed. We thought the matter had been resolved, but on October 10, Samuel Tettey issued a disqualification letter,” he said.
“The EC cannot behave like an octopus, reaching everywhere to disqualify a candidate whose election it oversaw,” he added.
Source: Adomonline
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