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Counsel for Zanetor pushes for dismissal of suit
According to Zanetor's Counsel, such constitutional matters should be left with the Supreme Court to interpret.
Parliamentary candidate of the NDC, Dr Zanetor Rawlings
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According to her Counsel, such constitutional matters should be left with the Supreme Court to interpret.
Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Nii Armah Ashitey and Nii John Coleman are challenging the legitimacy of Dr Zanetor Rawlings to contest for a parliamentary seat under the 1992 constitution.
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According to them, "A declaration that the Dr Zanetor Rawlings election as a parliamentary Candidate elect for the Klottey-Korley Constituency is null and void and is of no effect as same violates the constitution of the NDC and the rules governing the conduct of the 2016 parliamentary primaries."
The two filed a suit at an Accra High Court against the Parliamentary candidate for the area Dr Zanetor Rawlings, and the Electoral Commission, challenging her eligibility to contest the 2016 general elections.
But Nii John Coleman, one of the plaintiffs in the case has withdrawn from the case.
According to him, upon advise from some elders of the NDC, he has withdrawn from the case.
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Though the withdrawal was objected to by lawyer for Nii Armah Ashietey who until today doubled up as lawyer for Nii John Coleman, Gary Nimako, the application was eventually granted.
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