Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana(EC) Jean Mensa has revealed that the elections management body will file official complaint at the police against the failed presidential aspirants for allegedly forging suppprting documents to their nominations forms, leading to their disqualification.
The EC disqualified five of these aspirants from contesting the Decmeber 7 polls, citing breaches on their forms.
In all, 12 aspirants werr cleared to contest the polls this year.
The flagbearers of the All People’s Congress (APC) and the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hassan Ayariga and Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings respectively, were among those cleared by the EC.
John Mahama of the NDC and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the NPP were also cleared by the EC to contest.
Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and Kofi Akpaloo of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) were also cleared by the EC.
But Kofi Koranteng, Marricke Kofi Game, Akwasi Addae Odike, Kwasi Busumbru and Nana Agyenim Boateng were those disqualified.
They will face investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.
By Laud Nartey|editors.3news.com|Ghana
