Court Dismisses Marricke Gane’s Disqualification Case

An Accra High Court today November 30 dismissed a suit filed by independent presidential hopeful Marricke Kofi Gane challenging his disqualification from the 2020 polls by the Electoral Commission EC. Kofi Gane, an independent presidential aspirant was disqualified by the EC for allegedly forging signatures of persons who

endorsed his nomination forms. Kofi Gane had prayed the court to quash the Electoral Commission’s decision on the basis that his right to natural justice was breached when Electoral Commission failed to provide an opportunity for him to rectify alleged errors on his forms. The Criminal Court 2 Division of the High Court

presided over by Her Ladyship, Elfreda Amy Dankyi however noted that the EC didn't do wrong since the errors constituted a case of fraud and that puts Mr. Gane in a position where he lacked any rights to be protected. Her ladyship Elfreda Denkyi further ruled that the reliefs being sought by Mr. Kofi Gane could not be

accepted since he filed the suit ten 10 days after the disqualification was announced. The judge explained that the delay in filing the suit has tilted the balance of convenience towards the EC as granting the reliefs will mean the EC may breach the constitutional provision of holding elections on the December 7 which is seven days away.