The Electoral Commission has disqualified 12 presidential aspirants from contesting Election 2016.
This is because a number of the subscribers of the presidential aspirants did not meet the regulations of the EC.
Some of the subscribers also sponsored more than one candidate with same names and voter registration details.
According to EC they only changed their signatures.
Addressing a press conference on Monday in Accra, the EC Chair, Mrs Charlottte Osei indicated the matter would be referred to the Attorney General for investigations and prosecution.
The disqualified aspirants are Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of PPP, Mr Hassan Ayariga of APC, Dr Edward Nasigri Mahama of PNC and Mr Kofi Apaloo of IPP.
Other disqualified aspirants are Mr T.N. Ward Brew of DPP, Mr Henry Lartey of GCPP, Richard Tetteh of USDP, Akua Donkor of GFP, Nana Agyenim Boateng of UFP and Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings of NDP.
The others are Kwabena Agyei of RPP and Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate.
Only four of presidential aspirants were cleared by the EC to contest Election 2016.
They are Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Dramani Mahama of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention Peoples Congress (CPP) and Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), an independent candidate.
Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has been given up to Friday October 14, 2016 to sort out a court case with his political party executives who are challenging his nomination as their flag beare.
…more to follow soon
Source: Dan Kwasi Prince// www.dailyviewgh.com /Ghana
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