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ABU RAMADAN AND EVANS NIMAKO V. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

(2016) JELR 65086 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/14/2016  •  5 May 2016  •  Ghana

Coram
WOOD (MRS) CJ (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, BENIN JSC, AKAMBA JSC

Judgement

JUDGEMENT

GBADEGBE JSC

On or about February 25, 2016 the plaintiffs issued a writ before us seeking the following reliefs:

1. “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
2. A declaration that the current register of voters which contains the names of persons who have 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.
3. 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 unconstitution…

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