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Abu Ramadan back in court over voters' register
Abu Ramadan argued that it will be contemptuous for the Electoral Commission to conduct the by-election in Abuakwa using the current voters’ register.
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"A declaration that the current voters register 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, void and of no effect."
The two, in a writ filed, pleaded with the court to set aside "the 2012 voters' register and compel the electoral commission to compile a fresh voters’ register before any new public election or referendum is conducted in this country".
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He also argued that it will be contemptuous for the Electoral Commission to conduct the by-election in Abuakwa using the current voters’ register.
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Joined to the suit is the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General.
The two in an earlier writ in 2015 seeks the court to order setting aside the 2012 Voters Register and compelling the Electoral Commission to compile fresh Voters Register before any new public election or referendum is conducted in this country.
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Below are what Mr Ramadan seeks the court to do:
- Given the pendency of the substantive suit and the unresolved issues motivating same, it would be improper and pre judicial for first respondent to conduct the announced limited registration exercise or indeed any registration exercise and if not restrained, the problems attending to the current voters’ register would be compounded at additional cost to the republic and its citizens.
- Again it will be prejudicial and contemptuous for first respondent to conduct any public election including the Abuakwa North constituency by election using the current voters register and thereby allowing unqualified persons to participate in determining this country’s future.
- With respect, the intended limited voters registration exercise and by elections would interfere with the administration of justice and undermine the judicial process in view of the pendency of this suit.
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