Supreme Court clears Zanetor to contest Klottey Korle seat

• Posted on July 18, 2016
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The Supreme Court has cleared the Klottey Korle National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary nominee, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, to contest the seat.

The court has also directed the High Court to give a ruling in line with the determination by the Supreme Court.

According to the court, a person is only deemed a candidate after the Electoral Commission (EC) opens the opportunity for parties to submit the names of their nominees elected from their parties primaries and that has not happened yet hence the argument of her not being qualified cannot hold.

Lawyer for Dr. Zenator, Edudzi Tamakloe explained to Citi News that, “the order of the Supreme Court is that the High Court judges should apply their decision so effectively, what is before the High Court has become moot… Once the Supreme Court has decided the matter, the High Court judge is bound to apply.”

The defeated incumbent MP for Klottey Korle, Nii Armah Ashietey went to court to challenge the eligibility Dr. Zanetor because she was not a registered voter when she elected as a nominee.

Mr. Ashietey was thus praying the court to declare her election null and void, an action he insisted was in the party’s interest.

In April 2016 however, Zanetor registered when the EC opened the register for new voters in its limited registration exercise.

Earlier case annulled

An Accra High Court has already dismissed a case filed by some members of the NDC in Klottey Korle constituency which sought to annul the results of the NDC’s parliamentary primary in the area for the same reasons.

The three; Joseph Narku Botchway, Jacob Amin and Reverend Michael Kwabena Nii Adjei Sowah went to court to challenge the eligibility of Dr. Zanetor who they alleged was not a registered voter.

The courts however said the plaintiff did not demonstrate in anyway how their rights had been violated or would be violated.

– Citifmonline