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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL & ORS & ANOR

(2020) JELR 109765 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  J1/9/2020 & J1/12/2020  •  25 Jun 2020  •  Ghana

Coram
YEBOAH C.J (PRESIDING), DOTSE, BAFFOE-BONNIE, GBADEGBE, MARFUL-SAU, AMEGATCHER KOTEY, JJ.S.C

Judgement

RELIEF ONE

Already struck out as withdrawn.

RELIEF TWO

This relief is granted subject to the fact that all eligible voters must make themselves available  for registration as directed by the Electoral Commission pursuant to Public Elections (Registration of Voters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 C. I. 126.

RELIEF THREE

This relief is granted subject to the Voter Registration card issued to an eligible voter under the prevailing constitutional Instrument C. I. 126.

RELIEF FOUR 

Dismissed

RELIEF FIVE

Dismissed

RELIEF SIX

Is dismissed

We however reiterate the decision of this court in Abu Ramadan and Mimako (No.2) v. Electoral Commission and Attorney-General (No.2) [2015-2016] 1 SCGLR 1 where the court per Benin JSC stated:

If the law provides for alternative ways of performing the task, the discretion is vested in the actor in deciding within the limits imposed by article 296 of the Constitution as to which one of them would best suit the task on hand.”

The court continued by re-emphasising the fact …

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