NIKIMOLA JACOB MAKINYE AND ANOR vs. ALHASSAN UMAR [2017]DLHC11924

Date	2017-07-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GYJ 541/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11924

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

HUBERT SEVOR FOR PLAINTIFF

GODWIN KUDZO TAMEKLO DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11924
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NIKIMOLA JACOB MAKINYE AND ANOR <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ALHASSAN
UMAR <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. GYJ 541/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 4TH&nbsp;JULY 2017<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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

HUBERT
SEVOR FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

GODWIN
KUDZO TAMEKLO DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;This is an application to dismiss the writ herein filed
on the 12th of April 2017 with the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:9.95pt;margin-right:6.95pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:43.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-26.05pt;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:43.05pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the defendant who
owes allegiance to a different country other than Ghana (USA) is disqualified
from holding the office of member of Parliament of Zabzugu constituency in the
Republic of Ghana.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; An
order of the court directed at the defendant compelling him to vacate the Zabzugu constituency in
parliament.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-font-width:99%">III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
injunction against the defendant restraining him from holding himself out as a
member of Parliament for the Zabzugu constituency.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The applicant grounded his application on
section 16 and 18 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992 (PNDCL284),
article 99(1) of the 1992
constitution as well as the terms of Order2 (2) of the High Court Civil
Procedure Rules 2004, (CI 47), and argued that the writ was not commenced by
the right procedure under the law and same was also commenced out of time.<o:p></o:p>This motion to dismiss the writ was filed on
the 24th of May 2017, by the affidavit in support of the motion, counsel for the defendant<o:p></o</main>