It has emerged at the Supreme Court that South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor’s lawsuit against Dr. Peter Appiahene, a member of the Electoral Commission (EC) for his alleged affiliation with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has not been served on him.
In Court on Thursday, January 18, 2024, a single Supreme Court judge, Justice Yaw Darko Asare (one of the new judges) adjourned the case sine die (indefinitely) for non-service of the processes on Dr Appiahene.
The MP for South Dayi, last year dragged Dr Appiahene, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General (first, second and third defendants respectively) to the Supreme Court after President Akufo-Addo appointed Dr. Appiahene and two others to the board of the EC earlier this year.
According to the MP, under Ghana’s constitution, a person is not deemed qualified to be an EC member if that person is a “known sympathiser, a member or openly affiliates or identified with a registered political party in Ghana”.
Mr Dafeamekpor argued that the appointment is unconstitutional and violates the law that states that EC members should not have a known affiliation with any political party.
In his suit at the Supreme Court, Defeamekpor seeks the revocation of Dr. Appiahene’s appointment.
“An order revoking the appointment of the First Defendant by the President of the Republic of Ghana as a member of the 2nd Defendant Commission.
Defendant Commission.
“An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from acting as or holding himself out as a member of the 2nd Defendant Commission pending the determination of the suit.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from acting as or holding himself out as a member of the 2nd Defendant Commission.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com/Murtala Inusah
