Dr. Henry Lartey disqualified over inadequate information- EC

Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has been disqualified from the 2016 race to the presidency.

The Electoral Commission at a press conference on Monday says the EC could not accept Dr. Lartey’s nomination because the number of subscribers to his forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation 7 (2) (b) of CI 94. 

Addressing the press, the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, gave the details of his disqualification as follows:

a. Pages 18 – 22 do not contain the signatures of subscribers as required by Law

b. Pages 14 – 17: Subscriptions are undated

c. The Personal records of the Vice Presidential candidate have not been provided.

d. One subscriber - Amadu Babia Latifah. 

With Voter ID number 3357006984 & Polling station K100401 (page 110) also supported the nomination of another candidate. 

This disqualifies both candidates endorsed by the said voter.

Mrs. Osei said subscriber has different signatures on both candidates’ nominations raising questions as to the legitimacy of both signatures.

The EC said, the Commission will refer the matter of the possible forgeries of these signatures to the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution in line with the following sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29): Section 211: Perjury Section 248: making false declaration etc. for office or voting;

Section 251: Deceiving a public officer

Section 256: Corruption, Intimidation and personation in respect of election.


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