The John Mahama campaign has been hit with another lawsuit four days to the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential primary on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
According to a report by Citinewsroom.com, a former NDC constituency secretary in Trobu in Accra, Edmund Palmer has initiated a motion seeking to restrain former President Mahama from contesting in the party’s upcoming presidential election.
Edmund Palmer in his writ at the High Court wants the court to stop Mr. Mahama “from pursuing his bid to be elected as a flagbearer/presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress in his capacity as a former president of the Republic of Ghana, without the permission of Parliament.”
He is also seeking “an order of perpetual injunction restraining John Mahama from purporting to seek re-election howsoever as president of the Republic of Ghana without the permission of Parliament pursuant to Article 68(2), 68(3), 68(4), 68(5), 68(6),68(7) and 68(9) of the 1992 Constitution.”
The former NDC Trobu constituency secretary also wants the court to order John Mahama “to wind up the activities of his campaign office that was established for the purpose of seeking to coordinate his activities in his quest to become flagbearer/presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress.”
Mr. Palmer further wants Mahama to stop all fundraising activities in support of his re-election bid without the permission of Parliament.
It is the second time in five days that Mr. Mahama has been sued under similar circumstances.
A Ghanaian businessman is also challenging the eligibility of the former President to stand for the NDC primaries.
Stephen Agyeman is praying the High Court to declare that Mr. Mahama, in raising funds to support his bid to be elected as a flagbearer/presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in his capacity as a former President of the Republic of Ghana violates Article 68 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.
He is also seeking a declaration that the defendant in raising funds to support his bid to be elected as a flagbearer/presidential candidate of the NDC in his capacity as a former President of the Republic of Ghana, without the permission of Parliament, had contravened Article 68 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.
He is further praying the court to hold that former President Mahama’s establishment of a campaign office for the purpose of seeking to coordinate his activities in his quest to become flagbearer/presidential candidate of the NDC constitutes an office of emolument or profit within the context of Article 68 (2) of the 1992 Constitution and same having been established without Parliamentary permission was in contravention of Article 68 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.
Another declaration he is seeking is that pursuant to Articles 66 (1) and 66 (2) of the 1992 Constitution, the defendant was not qualified as a candidate to stand for re-election as President of the Republic of Ghana on the ticket of the NDC is also being sought by the plaintiff.
Source: Graphic.com
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@Check am not as lucky as u whose parent stole millions from the nation to give u education abroad. That's why i appreciate a Government who is bent on giving all the youth of this country some education. I'll not insult them, rather i'll praise them.
@Faculty Charles Wayo couldn't spell dwarf abi? what happened to your 'coment'then? i thought you are so clever in correcting wayo not knowing u yourself can't spell common 'comment'
Charles Wayo u are a f.u.cking c.u.n.t. Get enrolled in the President's free education since u cant even spell dwarf. Npp is not as lawless as ndc. Its the constitution that have to be explained to people like u and ur incom-petent Mahama. Let it be known to u that Bawumia is a treasure compared to all the executives in ur party, so think before u coment.
@Edem even your dwaft and pregnant man is leading Ghana. The super incompetent is in office. All the NPP politics these days is about Mahama, but you will never succeed, nobody can stop him from contesting. Today one dollar is 5.35 Cedis. The worst in the history of Ghana. Shame to Bawumia.
You claim you can win 2020 but doing everything possible to tie the hands of your opponent. If you know you've a better job, don't hide behind technicalities.
no one will vote incompetence for president or a teef like mahama for president.
much i do about nothing.