KWADJOGA ADRA vs. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS AND OTHERS [2015]DLSC3217

Date	2015-07-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/13/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3217

AKUFFO (MS) JSC (PRESIDING)

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE BONNIE JSC

AKOTO - BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

AKAMBA JSC

ALEXANDER KWAMINA AFENYO-MARKIN ESQ.(WITH) HIM KORKOR OKUTU) FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

SAMUEL M. CODJOE ESQ. (WITH HIM THEOPHILUS KPORVIE AND EDWARD DARKWA) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.

SEAN POKU ESQ (WITH HIM KWAKU A. NSIAH- ASARE) FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS.

THOMAS GEORGE QUARCOO ESQ. FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANT.

JAMES QUASHIE-IDUN (WITH HIM ANTHONY DABI) FOR THE 5TH DEFENDANT

HON. DOMINIC AYINE (DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH HIM WILLIAM KPOBI (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 6TH DEFENDANT.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWADJOGA ADRA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[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. J1/13/2014&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DATE: 15TH
JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ALEXANDER
KWAMINA AFENYO-MARKIN ESQ.(WITH) HIM KORKOR OKUTU) FOR THE PLAINTIFF. <o:p></o:p>SAMUEL M. CODJOE ESQ. (WITH HIM THEOPHILUS KPORVIE
AND EDWARD DARKWA) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>SEAN POKU ESQ (WITH HIM KWAKU A. NSIAH-
ASARE) FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>THOMAS GEORGE QUARCOO ESQ. FOR
THE 4TH&nbsp;&nbsp; DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>JAMES
QUASHIE-IDUN (WITH HIM ANTHONY DABI) FOR THE 5TH DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HON. DOMINIC AYINE (DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH
HIM WILLIAM KPOBI (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 6TH
DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

AKUFFO
(MS) JSC (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE&nbsp; BONNIE JSC, AKOTO - BAMFO (MRS) JSC, BENIN
JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The
facts of this case are fairly simple and generally uncontroverted.<o:p></o:p>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. <o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>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.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff’s
submission is based on the premise that both second and third Defendants are
civil servants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
reliefs the plaintiff seeks are as follows:<o:p></o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a).
…. the inclusion of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants by the 1st Defendant to the list
of candidates contesting in the constituency elections is inconsistent with Articles
55 and 94 clause (3) (b) of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b).On
the true and proper interpretation of Articles 55(8) 94 clause (3) (b) of the Constitution,
and section 68(2) of the Civil Service Act, 1993 PNDCL 327 the 2nd and 3rd Defendants
being Civil Servants are precluded from participating in active politics to the
extent of vyin</main>