Suit challenging eligibility of Mahama frivolous - Apaak
17th February 2019
Dr. Clement Apaak
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak has described as frivolous the law suit challenging the eligibility of former President John Dramani Mahama to contest in the 2020 presidential elections.
The former presidential staffer and legislator says the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is afraid of John Mahama’s victory hence an attempt to frustrate his intends.
A Ghanaian businessman, 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 also seeks 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 co-ordinate 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 seeks 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.
But Dr. Apaak has called on party members to ignore this suit and rather focus on voting massively for Mr Mahama.
In a write up, the legislator said, “Stay focused in the face of attempts to discourage a massive win for JM on the 23rd of February 2019 and eventually 2020.
The frivolous and vexatious law suit challenging JMS eligibility to contest election 2020 has been brewing in the NPP pot for a long time.
Some of you will remember that I wrote a piece on the fact that JM’S eligibility can’t be in doubt. What is clear is that the NPP is in mobid fear of JM.
Be assured that this diabolical effort will backfire. It will rather increase JM’S popularity.
We must vote massively for JM on the 23rd of February 2019 to send a clear and unambiguous message that JM is fully eligible and our man to lead us to victory. #GO4JM”