Failed Presidential aspirant Marricke Kofi Gane has expressed his disappointment on losing his court case against the Electoral Commission (EC).

He was seeking to contest the December 7 Presidential elections as an independent Presidential candidate but his bid was rejected by the EC for alleged case of forgery and improprieties.

Mr. Gane said the court failed to give tangible reasons for throwing out his case in an interview with Citi FM on Monday.

“The judgement was given today. It was quite disappointing in my view for a good number of reasons. There were a few things that the judge put out which were quite shocking. One of them was we delayed in bringing the matter to court.”

“Meanwhile we are not the registrar of the court. We do not control how fast or slow the court process is and so to roll that on us is a real disappointment,” he said on Eyewitness News. 

The court presided over by Justice El-Freda Denkyi posits that the Applicant had no equitable rights that must be protected by granting his application to set aside the decision of the EC by Certiorari.

His application was also thrown out as from October 29 when his application was filed it was 10 days after his disqualification and with 14 days to the election his case was up for hearing on November 23.

According to the court, granting his application will be a breach of the constitutional mandate as Ghanaians would be denied the rights to choose who rules the nation.

The court further added that the applicant was not deserving of any of the reliefs he was seeking as the Electoral Commission had printed the ballot sheets and also made all provisions for the December 7 General Election.

Marricke Kofi Gane was seeking for an order of Certiorari to quash the EC’s decision to disqualify him.

He was ask so asking the court to order the EC to allow him time to correct all the infractions he was said to have committed.

The applicant was also seeking for an order compelling the EC to include his name on the presidential ballots and also stop the EC from going ahead to print the ballots until his name is included.

A statement from Mr. Gane’s further expressed disagreement with the ruling, saying it “offers no protection to parliamentary and presidential aspirants against EC should it go beyond the excesses of its powers or discretion.”

“This is not about me or the Gane4Ghana agenda – it could be you tomorrow. It is based on this flagrant disregard for the rule of natural justice and fundamental procedural rights that we believe this ruling is a slap in the face of Ghana’s democratic credentials and would have dire consequences in future electoral processes as the EC is being erroneously clothed with powers and discretions beyond its needs,” it added.