[2020]DLHC9141 • July 21, 2020 • High Court
ERNEST HENRY NORGBEY vs. ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
The Applicant, Ernest Henry Norgbey, a Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency, sought information from the Electoral Commission regarding the procurement process for a new Biometric Voter Management System (BVMS). Following public hostility over the procurement, the Applicant requested confirmation of consultants engaged and procurement compliance with the Public Procurement Act, as well as procurement records. The Electoral Commission refused to provide the information citing the absence of approved fees payable for access to information as required by law.
read moreINTRODUCTION On the 24th day of March, 2020, the Applicant brought the instant application pursuant to Article 33 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic Ghana, 1992 and Order 67 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) praying for the following reliefs: a. A declaration that the refusal, failure or neglect of the Respondent to furnish the Applicant with information on the matters specified in paragraph 9 of the affidavit accompanying the instant application is without any lawful or rational basis and / or amounts to a violation, a continuing violation and/or a threatened violation, of the Applicant's right to information guaranteed by article 21(1) (f) of the Constitution; b. An order of this Honourable Court enforcing the Applicant's right to information guaranteed by article 21(1) (f) of the Constitution by compelling the Respondent to furnish the Applicant with information on the matters specified in paragraphs 9 and 14 of the affidavit accompanying the i...