The lawyer for disqualified presidential candidate Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Harold Atuguba, has voiced his disagreement with the High Court’s dismissal of an application challenging the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision.
Speaking to reporters outside the Accra High Court earlier today, Lawyer Atuguba highlighted that the EC had notified Mr. Mornah on September 13, 2024, about errors in his nomination forms, prompting him to make the necessary corrections and reapply.
However, he noted that the second letter received on September 20, which communicated Mr. Mornah’s disqualification, did not provide any reasons for the decision.
He elaborated on his reasons for disagreement, explaining that the lack of clarity in the Electoral Commission’s communication undermined the fairness of the disqualification process.
“The first letter that was written on the 13th of September, 2024, an address to Mr. Mornah, was to the effect that there were errors on certain pages of the nomination forms. Now, they had identified those particulars in the 13th of September letter. Now, the forms were given back to our clients.”
“They corrected them and re-submitted them. The communication on the 20th of September, which was actually the reason for this disqualification, and I want you to get this different.”
“There were no particulars provided in that second letter of the 20th of September, which was the basis of Mr. Morneau’s disqualification. So, the two letters are not, and so, if the court had come to the conclusion that the two letters were not the same, obviously, the conclusion would have been.”
Meanwhile, the PNC flagbearer, Bernard Mornah asserted that look-alike signatures cannot be classified as several errors or omissions, as they have specific definitions.
He criticized the Electoral Commission’s presentation in court, suggesting that the judge failed to address critical issues.
Mr. Mornah confirmed his intention to escalate the case to the Supreme Court.
“And I have already instructed my lawyers that this case is not ending here. (0:53) We will go to the Supreme Court at the most so that this matter will be determined. And that is why my lawyers said that they will quickly apply for the judgment based on the study.”
“Of course, we just listened to it. We will study it critically. But I have already instructed them that we have to go to the Supreme Court.”
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Source: Freddrick Thompson Quartey/ATLFMNEWS
