KWADJOGA ADRA vs. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS AND OTHERS

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC:- The facts of this case are fairly simple and generally uncontroverted. The 2ndDefendant is an employee of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), a member of the ruling NDC party andhe was registered to contest as constituency chairman. The 3rd Defendant is an administrative officer with the Ghana Education Service(GES), specifically, with Swedru High School, a member of the ruling NDC, and had registered to contest for the position of the constituency secretary. It is the case of the plaintiff that by virtue of the provisions of Article 94(3)(b) the 2nd and 3rdDefendants are not qualified to members of parliament and, since they are not qualified to be members of parliament, by virtue of Article 55(8) they do not qualify to contest for the positions they are seeking for, that is, constituency chairman and secretary respectively. Plaintiff’s submission is based on the premise that both second and third Defendants are civil servants. The reliefs the plaintiff.....