ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS NIMAKO vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2016]DLSC2798

ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS NIMAKO vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENER... [2016]DLSC2798

Date	2016-07-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J8/108/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2798

WOOD (MRS) CJ (PRESIDING)

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

BENIN JSC

NANA ASANTE BEDIATUO WITH HIM FRANK DAVIES GODFRED DAME – YEBOAH MISS OFOSUA AMAGYEI AND ABU JINAPOR FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS.

THADDEUS SORY FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

HON. MARIETTA APPIAH BREW-OPONG (ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH HER MRS HELEN ZIWU (AG. SOLICITOR GENERAL) MRS. DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS
NIMAKO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION 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. J8/108/2016&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: 5TH JULY, 2016<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;&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>NANA
ASANTE BEDIATUO WITH HIM FRANK DAVIES GODFRED DAME – YEBOAH, MISS OFOSUA
AMAGYEI AND ABU JINAPOR FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p>THADDEUS
SORY FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HON. MARIETTA
APPIAH BREW-OPONG (ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH HER MRS HELEN ZIWU (AG. SOLICITOR
GENERAL) MRS. DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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(MRS) CJ (PRESIDING), ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, AND
BENIN JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><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>GBADEGBE JSC:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Pending
before us is an application by the plaintiffs-judgment creditors-applicants(the
applicants) for clarification and further directions in respect of our judgment
dated May 05 2016. The application was expressed in the body of the motion
paper to have been brought under our inherent jurisdiction and rule 5 of the
Supreme Court Rules, CI 16 of 1992.The reliefs prayed for by the applicants numbering
four are as follows;<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the order made by this
honourable court pursuant to the judgment in the instant suit dated May 5th,
2016 that the 1stDefendant/Respondent &nbsp;to“delete or clean” the current register of
voters to conform to the provisions of the 1992 Constitution and applicable law
means the immediate removal of names of persons who registered with the
National Health Insurance Scheme Card and who had otherwise not established
qualification to register or remain on the register of voters; and<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the said order is made
pursuant to Article 2(2) of the Constitution of Ghana and provides the legal
basis and authority for 1st Defendant/Respondent to comply with same
forthwith.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the dismissal of Plaintiffs/Applicants
reliefs 4(a) and (b) in the suit does not bar 1st
Defendant/Respondent from adopting the validation process as an auditing tool
to clean the current register of voters.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>