RICHARD ODUM BORTIER AND DANIEL QUAYE vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2012]DLSC2610

RICHARD ODUM BORTIER AND DANIEL QUAYE vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA AND... [2012]DLSC2610

Date	2012-02-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/9/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLSC2610

ATUGUBA AG. CJ (PRESIDING)

AKUFFO (MS) J.S.C

BROBBEY J.S.C.

ANSAH J.S.C

ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C

YEBOAH J.S.C

BONNIE J.S.C

GBADEGBE J.S.C

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) J.S.C

AYIKOI OTOO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

A. K. DABI FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

SYLVESTER WILLIAMS (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

[2012]DLSC2610
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD ODUM
BORTIER AND DANIEL QUAYE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/9/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
23RD FEBRUARY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>AYIKOI
OTOO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>A.
K. DABI FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SYLVESTER
WILLIAMS (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA
AG. CJ (PRESIDING), AKUFFO (MS) J.S.C, BROBBEY J.S.C., ANSAH J.S.C, ADINYIRA
(MRS) J.S.C, YEBOAH J.S.C, BONNIE J.S.C, GBADEGBE J.S.C, AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) J.S.C<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SOPHIA
A. B. AKUFFO (MS) J.S.C;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiffs, by their Writ filed on
22nd July 2011, claimed the following reliefs: -<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 47 clauses
(3) (4) and (7) of the Constitution 1992, the boundaries of Constituencies, as
demarcated by the Electoral Commission of Ghana shall be made so as to ensure
that it is in accordance with the egalitarian principle of fair representation
solidly embodied in the Constitution<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“An
order directed against the Electoral Commission of Ghana to review the
boundaries of all constituencies as they exist now by altering them in order to
conform with Article 47 (3) and (4) emphasising more on population distribution
in accordance with the egalitarian principle of fair representation solidly
embodied in the Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“A
further order directed against the Electoral Commission of Ghana to review the
230 Constituencies as they stand now by altering them following the publication
of the enumeration figures after the holding of the 2010 Population Census in
accordance with the egalitarian principle of fair representation solidly
embodied in the Constitution.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>