ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS NIMAKO vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2016]DLSC2836

ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS NIMAKO vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENER... [2016]DLSC2836

Date	2016-05-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/14/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2836

WOOD (MRS) CJ (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

BENIN JSC

AKAMBA JSC

NANA ASANTE BEDIATUO WITH HIM MISS OFOSUA AMAGYEI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

THADDEUS SORY FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.

MRS. AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER MISS. IVY VANDERPUIJE (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS
NIMAKO<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL <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. J1/14/2016&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 5TH MAY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>NANA ASANTE BEDIATUO WITH HIM MISS OFOSUA AMAGYEI FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p>THADDEUS SORY 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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MRS. AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER MISS. IVY
VANDERPUIJE (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.<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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line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">WOOD
(MRS) CJ (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE
JSC, BENIN JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>GBADEGBE
JSC:<o:p></o:p>On or about February 25, 2016 the plaintiffs issued a
writ before us seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A declaration that upon a true and
proper interpretation of article 45(a) of the constitution of the Republic of
Ghana, 1992 (hereinafter, the “constitution”), the mandate of the Electoral
Commission of Ghana to compile the register of voters implies a duty to compile
a reasonably accurate and credible register<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the current register
of voters which contains the names of persons who have&nbsp; not established qualification to be
registered is not reasonably accurate or credible and therefore inconsistent
with article 45(a) of the constitution thereby making same unconstitutional,
null and void of no effect.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the current register
of voters which contains the names of persons who are deceased is not
reasonably accurate or credible and is therefore inconsistent with article
45(a) of the constitution thereby making same unconstitutional, null and void
of no effect.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;
An order setting aside the current register of voters and compelling the
Electoral Commission to compile a fresh register of voters before the conduct
of any new public election or referendum in Ghana;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Or
in the alternative,<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order compelling the Electoral
Commission to audit the current register of voters through the validation of
the registration of each person currently on the register<o:p></o:p>